<div style="text-align: justify; "><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">A total of 1,400 tourists who had been stranded in Sajek due to a 72-hour strike have returned to Khagrachhari with the help of the army.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) on Tuesday confirmed the development.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Meanwhile, vehicular movement on all routes connecting Khagrachhari to Dhaka and Chattogram resumed this morning.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">According to army sources, local residents and army personnel worked together on Monday night to clear the obstacles on the roads, making them passable again.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The sources further added that under the overall supervision of the Baghaichhari zone and with support from the Sajek Resort Owners Association, 50-75% of the accommodation fees for stranded tourists in Sajek were waived.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Earlier, the blockade was called on Friday by protesting Jumma students and activists based in Dhaka, in response to the recent violent incidents in Khagrachhari and Rangamati. The United People's Democratic Front (UPDF) has supported the protest.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">bnbd24/kh</div>