Sylhet Correspondent :
Companiganj Upazila Chhatra Oikyajote plants paddy on Sylhet-Companiganj-Bholaganj road yesterday demanding that the road be repaired.
The association started a 72-hour blockade at 6am yesterday to highlight the demand Activists of Companyganj Chhatra Oikyajote here yesterday announced a 72-hour blockade programme demanding repairs to the Sylhet-Companyganj-Bholaganj road.
When asked, the organisation’s Convenor Aminul Islam Hamim admitted it, saying that the blockade started from 6am, as part of which many activists earlier also took position on the 37km road creating a bar on the vehicular movement.
When contacted, Companyganj Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) claimed that there was no impact of the blockade.
About the dilapidated condition of the important road for about eight years, the UNO continued that the repair works in the road awaits the approval from the Executive Committee of National Economic Council (ECNEC).
