Brahmanbaria, Nov. 8 -- Residents of Basudeb union blocked railway tracks and roads in Brahmanbaria on Sunday, demanding the restoration of six villages to their original union and protesting a proposal to create a new upazila by merging several unions of Sadar upazila.

The blockade at Kodda Cabin area under Sadar upazila halted train movement on the Dhaka-Sylhet and Dhaka-Chattogram routes since morning.

Due to the blockade, several trains, including Parabat Express, Parjotak Express, Mahanagar Provati and Subarna Express, got stranded at different stations.

The protesters also blocked the Akhaura-Agartala road, bringing all types of traffic, including India-bound passenger and cargo vehicles, to a halt and causing suffering for commu...