Dhaka, Nov. 8 -- Locals have blocked railway lines and roads in protest against the formation of a new union in Brahmanbaria's Akhaura Upazila from six villages in the Sadar Upazila.

Protesters blocked the Dhaka-Chattogram and Dhaka-Sylhet railway lines and the Akhaura-Agartala international road in the Kodda area of the Sadar Upazila since 7:15am on Sunday.

Rail connectivity between Dhaka and Chattogram and Dhaka and Sylhet have been halted due to the protests, while road traffic has ground to a halt by the blockade. Several trucks of goods being exported to India are stuck in the Kodda area.

On May 12, the Ministry of Local Government issued a notice forming a new union named Borishol in Akhaura Upazila from six villages previously i...