Local people on Saturday blocked Gaibandha-Sundarganj road at Lakshmipur Bazar in Gaibandha Sadar upazila, demanding exemplary punishment of killer of newly-elected member of Lakshmipur union parishad Md Abdur Rauf Mia.
They took to the streets in the morning and staged demonstrations protesting the murder.
They also placed logs on the road and set a tyre afire around 10:00am, halting traffic movement for about four and a half hours.
Earlier on Friday night, Abdur Rauf was killed by a youth at Gobindapur village in Sadar upazila.
Police claimed to have arrested a man, identified as Rezaul, in connection with the murder.
Gaibandha Superintendent of Police Touhidul Islam said, “A complaint was lodged with Sadar police station on Saturday and the attacker might have killed him over previous enmity.”
