Sylhet, Oct. 28 -- run autorickshaw drivers in Sylhet blocked Chouhatta-Zindabazar road for more than five hours on Tuesday to press home their 11-demand, including the withdrawal of the ban on their vehicles.

Around 12:45 pm, drivers gathered in front of Central Shaheed Minar and blocked the road until 5:30pm, causing traffic congestion.

Police and army personnel were deployed at the site to maintain order.

Earlier in the day, a workers' rally was held at the Sylhet Government Alia Madrasa ground from 11:30 am, organized by the Sylhet District Rickshaw-Van-Easybike Workers' Union.

Speakers at the rally described the ban on battery-operated auto-rickshaws as 'unjust and inhumane' and demanded its immediate withdrawal, warning of great...