A group of truck workers blocked the road at Dhaka鈥檚 Satrasta intersection in the Tejgaon Industrial Area for over an hour on Tuesday protesting at the reported arrest of Bangladesh Truck-Covered Van Drivers Union president Talukder Mohammed Monir.
They blocked the Satrasta intersection at about 6:30pm on one of the important roads in the city disrupting traffic movement in Tejgaon and its adjacent areas.
The road was cleared at about 7:45pm, police said, adding that the blockade caused immense traffic congestion on the Mohakhali-Mogbazar road.
Tejgaon Residential Area police station officer-in-charge Gazi Shamim said that workers blockaded the road protesting at the arrest of truck workers鈥� leader Talukder Monir.
鈥榃e have heard that Monir was arrested in a case filed with the Paltan police station,鈥� added the police officer.
Protesting workers, however, alleged that Monir was arrested in a false case and demanded his immediate release.
Paltan police station officer-in-charge Saleh Uddin Miah said that a case was filed against Monir with his police station but he knew nothing more about it.
He said that the case was being investigated by the Police Bureau of Investigation.
PBI chief Md Mustafa Kamal said that he knew nothing about Monir鈥檚 arrest.