Seat redrawing: Traffic returns to normal in Faridpur's Bhanga as blockade is lifted

Traffic has returned to normal in Faridpur’s Bhanga after protesters lifted a blockade that protested the redrawing of parliamentary constituency boundaries in the area and demanded the restoration of the old boundaries. On Tuesday, the third day of a three-day protest programme, the protesters blocked the Dhaka-Barisal highway in the Pukhuria and Hamirdi areas of Hamirdi Union for some time, but later cleared the road. No blockade programme was conducted on the Dhaka-Khulna highway. In addition, a large number of law enforcement personnel have been deployed in the area following the violence on Monday. However, there is less traffic on the road than usual. Around 8:30am, people were seen blocking the highway with electricity poles and tree trunks. Later, they...