Battery-operated autorickshaw drivers vacated the Agargaon area after blocking the road for three hours on Monday.
While they cleared the road at 2pm, many stayed nearby, chanting slogans.
They have been staging protests and road blockades in different parts of the capital over the past few days, demanding the withdrawal of a High Court order to ban battery-operated autorickshaws in Dhaka.
Continuing their demonstrations, the drivers blocked the Agargaon road to press home their demands, causing severe disruption to traffic.
Tejgaon Traffic Division Sher-e-Bangla Zone Assistant Commissioner (AC) Uday Kumar Saha said the blockade disrupted traffic movement in the area.
"We diverted vehicles through alternative routes to keep traffic moving. The situation is now under control, and traffic flow will resume shortly," he said.
The protesting rickshaw drivers said they gathered from nearby garages to join the blockade.
When asked about the leadership of the protest, they said they came here after hearing others had gathered, so we joined them.
Earlier on Sunday, drivers held a sit-in program in front of the National Press Club, pressing for 12 demands, including the operation of battery-operated rickshaws.
They suspended the program, announcing a meeting with Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Sheikh Md Sazzad Ali.
Additionally, on Sunday morning, hundreds of drivers occupied key roads, including Mohammadpur Beribadh Road, Tin Rastar Mor, Jatrabari Mor, and Kamrangirchar, paralyzing traffic in those areas.
Office-goers and commuters faced significant difficulties due to the blockades.
On November 19, the High Court ordered the suspension or regulation of battery-operated autorickshaws within three days across all roads in the Dhaka metropolitan area.
In response to the court's directive, Home Affairs Adviser Lieutenant General (retd) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury assured that the issue of autorickshaw operations would be resolved soon.
