Geneva camp residents blockade road
Several hundred residents of the Mohammadpur Geneva Camp area blockaded the Gaznavi road last evening, protesting frequent power outages in their neighbourhood.
The blockade -- that went on from 7pm to 9pm -- triggered severe traffic congestion on the adjacent roads.
Roksana Begum, a resident of the camp, said she lives with seven family members including her husband, daughter and mother in a room.
“Three times a day, we face power outage. Each time, it lasts for about six to seven hours,” she said, adding that they have been facing the problem for the last 20 days.
Yesterday, when the power went out at 6:15pm, residents took to the street.
Officer-in-Charge of Mohammadpur Police Station GG Biswas said the demonstrators left the street after the power supply was restored at the camp at about 9pm.
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