The indefinite road blockade by Jumma Chhatra-Janata group in Khagrachhari protesting the gang rape of an indigenous teenage girl has been lifted at 12PM on Monday to allow medical treatment and funeral arrangements for victims of Sunday`s deadly clashes in Guimara upazila.

In a post on its official Facebook page this morning, the group said blockades on the Dhaka–Khagrachhari and Chattogram–Khagrachhari highways would remain lifted from noon until further notice, while all other roads in the district would remain blocked.

Transport owners group president Aslam Kai said they decided to start ply of buses on the Khagrachhari-Chittagong and Khagrachhari-Dhaka routes.

Meanwhile, the section-144 has been going on in Sadar and Guimara upazilas for the third consecutive day. People have been restricted at some points of these two upazilas.

Streets in the town and its outskirts remain deserted, with residents largely confined to their homes except for urgent needs. Trucks and pickups carrying raw materials to markets in Longdu, Bagaichhari and other areas remained stranded, causing widespread disruption to trade and everyday activities.

Earlier on Sunday, three people were killed and more than 16 injured during clashes in Guimara, despite Section 144 being in force.

Unrest erupted in the hill district after the reported rape of a schoolgirl on the night of September 23.