Shahjadpur Correspondent:

A group of CNG workers on Monday staged demonstration by putting barricade on the Bogura-Nagorbari highway near Baghabari port area in Shahzadpur upazila of Sirajganj district for about two hours protesting against the assault on a fellow worker.

Hundreds of workers assembled on Bogura-Nagarbari Highway and blocked it demanding immediate trial of the accused involved in assaulting their fellow.

Due to the blockade, about 20km long tailback was created on the highway, causing a great havoc for the commuters.

According to the agitating workers, a group of tank lorry workers locked into an altercation with a CNG worker over their internal feud. The workers, at one stage, assaulted the CNG worker holding CNG from him.

The CNG workers later blocked the highway minutes after the news of assaulting their fellow escalated.

Being informed, Shahjadpur Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Kamruzzaman and police station officer-in-charge Aslam Ali rushed to the spot and brought the situation under control.

The agitating workers said that, they withdrew the blockade as the UNO assured them to look into the matter.

They would go for a tougher movement, if their demand is not met soon, they added.