Protesters blocked road in Uttara’s House Building area of the capital on Tuesday, protesting the horrific incident of Noakhali housewife’s molestation that went viral on social media.

They demanded punishment for the culprits and resignation of the concerned persons for their failure to stop the incidents of rape and oppression against women across the country.

Hundreds of people took positions at the intersection carrying posters in the morning.

They blocked the road around 11:00 am and chanted various slogans against growing violence against women.

The housewife of Noakhali's Begumganj upazila was molested by some local miscreants at Ward No. 9 of Eklashpur Union of the upazila last month and a video of the barbaric incident has gone viral on the internet on Sunday.

The incident sparked widespread outrage on social media.

Five youths, including Delwar and his associates Badal, Kalam and Abdur Rahim, molested the housewife on September 2.