Bandartila road blockade over power cut
Hundreds of residents blockaded the Bandartila intersection in Chittagong city on Saturday demanding immediate repair of a transformer to ensure uninterrupted electricity to the area.
The Bandartila residents created the blockade at 9:15pm on Saturday, creating long tailbacks on either side of the intersection and blocking the road leading from it to Shah Amanat International Airport, said Bandar police.
Sarafraj Kader Rasel, a ward counselor of Bandartila, said thousands of people living in Bandartila area were suffering a power cut for four consecutive days after a transformer in the area burst.
Meanwhile, Mohammed Harun, executive engineer of Power Development Board, assured the people that the transformer would be repaired within Sunday.
Getting the assurance, the mob withdrew the barricade around 11:00pm, said police.
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