Govt to clear Faridpur road blockade if issue not resolved by afternoon | News Flash

DHAKA, Sept 14, 2025 (BSS) - Home Adviser Lieutenant General (Retd.) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury today issued a stern warning regarding the ongoing road and rail blockade in Faridpur, urging protesters to resolve the issue by this afternoon or face legal action. Speaking to journalists after a Core Committee meeting on law and order at the Home Ministry in the Bangladesh Secretariat, he said, "In no way is a road blockade acceptable. If the problem is not solved by this afternoon, the blockade in Faridpur will be cleared by enforcing the law." Protests in Algi and Hamirdi unions of Faridpur entered their fifth day today. Local residents have blocked highways and railway lines in protest of the Election Commission's recent...