The vehicular movement in the capital’s Mohakhali area at standstill after slum dwellers block the Dhaka-Mymensingh Highway.
Some 2,000 dwellers of Saat Tola slum took to the street on Monday morning, after they came to know that they might be evicted from the slum.
Noor-e-Azam Mia, officer-in-charge of Banani Police Station, confirmed the news.
Even though the agitators withdrew the blockade around 10am, the area witnessed a heavy congestion till writing the news at 1pm.
Police said the situation will be okay soon.
