Road blocked in Dinajpur for auto-rickshaw ban

Road communications between Parbatipur upazila of Dinajpur and four other upazilas remained suspended since Thursday over a dispute between drivers of battery-run auto-rickshaws and transport workers.
On Thursday, drivers of the auto-rickshaws blockaded several roads of Parbatipur upazila protesting an incident where a bus helper allegedly picked up passengers of auto-rickshaws.
They blockaded the roads from Thursday noon till early yesterday. However, transport workers again barricaded the roads yesterday demanding a ban on auto-rickshaws on major roads. They cut off road communications of the upazila with Phulbari, Chirirbandar, Syedpur and Badarganj.