Dhaka-Aricha Highway Blocked Protesting Extortion

Businessmen and hawkers of the Savar Bazar bus stand area on Monday morning blocked the Dhaka-Aricha highway protesting rampant extortion.

They blocked the highway from 10 am to 11 am, halting vehicular movement.

They also chanted different slogans against some identified extortionists of the area.

On information, a team of police led by Saiful Islam, officer-in-charge of Savar Model Police Station, went to the spot and brought the situation under control.

They cleared the highway upon assurance from police over stopping extortion, said the OC.