Hindustan Surkhiyan Desk:Students began their demonstration for the fifth consecutive day today blocking different city streets with a demand for safe roads.
Thousands of students poured onto the streets of Dhaka and blocked various streets including Dhaka-Mymensingh highway in Uttara, Mirpur Road, Lalmatia and Gulshan-2 intersection, halting traffic.
They also were seen started gathering at Shahbagh intersection braving the rain when the report was filed around 11:16am.
Although the government shut down all the educational institutions, most of the students have taken to the streets in uniforms.
Uttara: Vehicles remained stranded at Uttara on the Dhaka-Mymensingh Highway as some students blocked since 10:00am.
Today, some guardians also joined the demonstration in Uttara.
Mohakhali: Students blocked Mohakhali intersection since 11:00am, only allowing vehicles to pass after checking license, those who don’t have the document, students taking them to police to file cases.
Farmgate: Several hundreds of protesters brought out a procession in Farmgate and head towards Karwan Bazar around 10:30am.
Science Lab: Around 400 students were checking driving licenses stopping buses and private cars and others vehicles used by police in Science Lab area.
Vehicular movement here was slow as the students come down to the street on the Mirpur Road.
Shantinagar: A group of students took position at the Shantinagar intersection blocking traffic movement in the area around 11:00am.
Thousands of students were protesting in the major streets of Dhaka to materialise their nine-point demand since the death of two college students on Airport Road last Sunday.
Savar
Around 500 students of Enam Medical College Hospital in Savar formed a human chain at Thana Stand area on the Dhaka-Aricha Highway demanding safety in roads.
The 30-minute human chain started at 9:30am.
