The death of a Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) sanitation worker after being hit by a pickup van on the Gabtoli-Dwipnagar road sparked protest in Gabtoli area Thursday morning.
Co-workers of victim Ameena Begum, 45, staged a protest blocking the Gabtoli road for nearly three hours from 6 am to 9 am, disrupting traffic.
Assistant Commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police Mofizur Rahman Palash of Mirpur`s Darus Salam Zone informed the media that following the accident, hundreds of sanitation workers stationed in the Gabtoli area staged demonstration occupying Dhaka-Aricha highway, halting traffic and causing severe traffic jam on both sides of the road.
Police personnel from Mirpur Division rushed to the scene to control the situation. However, the protesting sanitation workers insisted on their demands, stating that they would not resume work until their safety concerns are addressed.
City corporation officials later intervened and managed to calm the situation.
Traffic resumed to normal around 10 am after the sanitation workers dispersed from the road.
The pickup van involved in the accident was seized, and its driver, Nazmul Islam, was arrested.
Legal proceedings are underway at the police station, said the police official.
