Bangla blockade: Traffic situation in Shahbagh halted

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07 Jul 2024, 17:53

Anti-quota students blocked the Shahbagh intersection as part of the 'Bangla Blockade' program for a four-point demand, including the restoration of a circular issued by the government in 2018 abolishing the quota system in government jobs. As a result, hundreds of cars have Come to a standstill around the intersection. Severe traffic congestion has been created. Passengers are suffering a lot.

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They blocked the Shahbagh intersection around 3:50pm on Sunday.

During the procession and blockade, the students chanted slogans like 'Blockade-blockade- whole Bangla blockade', 'One point one demand', 'Movement cannot be stopped by obstruction', ' No Quota', 'Quota system should be abolished – meritorious people should be released', 'There is no place for discrimination in Sonar Bangla', 'Student society has woken up', etc.

The students stage blockade programmes including New Market, Nilkhet and Science Lab. A severe traffic congestion have created from Nilkhet to Science Lab, Shahbagh to Science Lab, and Dhanmondi-Mohammadpur to Science Laboratory.

Earlier on Saturday (July 6), Nahid Islam, one of the coordinators of the quota movement, announced that the 'Bangla Blockade' program will start at important places of all public universities across the nation at 3 pm on Sunday (July 7).

The anti-quota students have displayed their mettle. They started gathering in front of the DU central library premises after 2:30 pm.

Meanwhile, the students of different universities and colleges, including Dhaka University, Jahangirnagar University boycott classes and examinations and observed student strike programs.

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