Khagrachhari paralysed as blockade continues

An indefinite blockade has paralysed Khagrachhari for a third consecutive day, with all transport halted, markets shut and movement tightly restricted under Section 144, as anger over the gang rape of a schoolgirl and the killing of three protesters shows no sign of easing. The protest, led by the Jumma Chhatra-Janta organisation, began on Monday morning (30 September) and has brought public life across the hill district to a standstill. Demonstrators are demanding justice for the 24 September assault in Singinala and the immediate arrest of all those involved. Sit-ins and burning tyres have blocked key roads, cutting off both long-distance and internal transport routes. Unrest escalated on Sunday in Guimara Upazila, where three locals were killed during clashes linked...