Dhaka, April 10 -- Customers have staged an hour-long blockade of the Dhaka-Khulna highway after they were unable to get fuel at the Gopalganj Filling Station, leading to a two-kilometre-long tailback.

Tree trunks were used to block the road in front of the Nigi Filling Station in the Mandartala of Gopalganj Sadar around 2:45pm on Thursday, said Sub Inspector Rezaul Karim of the Sadar Police Station.

At least fifty vehicles were stranded on both sides of the highway, causing inconvenience to the general public, including passengers and drivers. After an hour, police went to the protestors and requested them to lift the blockade. The situation returned to normal after the police intervention.

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