Staff Reporter:
Vehicular movement in Tejgaon Satrasta area remained suspended since Tuesday afternoon as workers and employees of Kohinoor Chemical Company blocked the main road protesting alleged derogatory remarks made about the Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH), causing immense sufferings to the com-muters.
Delwar Hossain, assistant commissioner of Mohakhali zone, said the workers of Kohinur Chemical Company staged demonstration in front of their factory gate around 4:50 pm demanding exemplary pun-ishment to the worker who allegedly made derogatory remarks about the Prophet.
Later, they took to the Satrasta area in the afternoon demanding removal of the worker from his job.
On information, police and army personnel rushed to the spot and tried to bring the situation under con-trol.
Vehicular movement from Satrasta via Mohakhali area remained suspended till the filling of this report at around 7 pm, he said.
