Being infuriated by police bar to enter local roads crossing highway, local CNG-run autorickshaw drives barricaded the busy Dhaka-Chittagong highway in Lalpole and Silunia areas in Sadar upazila yesterday.
Sources said the stalemate continued for about one and a half hours starting from 11am created long tailback on both sides of the road causing immense suffering to the commuters.
The blockaders vandalised above 100 vehicles forcing the local police to take action leaving ten people including three policemen injured.
Police fired about 90 rounds of rubber bullet as the autorickshaw drives engaged in clash with them during bringing the situation under control and they detained three clashers from the spot.
Feni model police station OC Mahbub Morshed admitted the incident, saying they managed to restore normalcy on the highway finally and injured ASI Rafiqul Islam, Sepoy Raju Majumdar and Nirandra Kumar received first aid treatment from the district hospital.