Dhaka residents hailing from the Bhola District have blocked the capital’s Shahbagh intersection to demand the construction of a bridge linking Barishal and Bhola. Bhola residents have been holding various programmes in Dhaka and Bhola for quite some time to demand the construction of a Barishal-Bhola bridge. As a continuation of those protests, several hundred people with banners and festoons took up positions at Shahbagh and blocked the road on Friday afternoon. The meeting had concluded with an announcement that the construction of the Bhola-Barishal bridge would begin in December. But on Nov 14, Advisor Fouzul said that the design work on the bridge project had yet to start and was still stuck at the policy division level.
