Locals continued blocking highways and railways for the fifth consecutive day on Sunday in Bhanga upazila of Faridpur district in protest against the demarcation of the Faridpur-4 constituency by the Election Commission.
Detective, meanwhile, detained a coordinator of the movement late on Saturday night.
The protest began at 6am on Sunday, with residents staging demonstrations in several areas, including Pukhuria, by burning tyres and logs on the roads to disrupt traffic.
At around 9:00am, protesters stopped the Nakshikatha train at Hamirdi railway crossing on the Rajbari鈥揊aridpur鈥揇haka line, forcing passengers to disembark.
Expressing frustration over the disruption, passenger Bachchu Matubber from Rasulpur village in Saltha upazila of Faridpur said he was forced to get off while travelling to Dhaka with a sack of onions for his daughter.
鈥楾here was no bus available, so I took the train to Dhaka. But when we reached the crossing at Hamirdi, the roads were on fire and many people were standing in front of the train. It had to stop, and we were made to get off,鈥� he added.
Many other passengers shared similar experiences due to the protest.
Bhanga Railway Station officer Sakibur Rahman said the train heading towards Dhaka from Rajbari was halted, causing the Sundarban Express coming from Dhaka to Rajbari also to stop at Bhanga Junction.