Students' safe road demo cripples Dhaka for 5th day

-- Students block Dhaka-Tangail Highway

-- group of actors, actresses join demo in Uttara

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 and Jatrabari 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.

Science Lab: Around 5,000 students took position at the Science Lab intersection blocking traffic movement since morning, our staff correspondent reports from the spot at 2:00pm. Many protesting students were checking driving licenses stopping buses and private cars and others vehicles used by police in the area.

Vehicular movement here was slow as the students come down to the street on the Mirpur Road.

Farmgate: Several hundreds of protesters brought out a procession in Farmgate and head towards Karwan Bazar around 10:30am.

Shahbagh: Braving rain, several hundred students block Shahbagh intersection this morning.  

In Mirpur: thousands of students were protesting from 10:00am. They took position at the Mirpur 10 roundabout blocking roads, reports our staff correspondent.

There are also reports of vandalism against five to six vehicles in Mirpur since this morning, the correspondent said.

Meanwhile, students have also placed barricades in front of many lanes in Mirpur and did not allow any CNG-run auto-rickshaws, rickshaws or cars to leave.

Shantinagar: A group of students took position at the Shantinagar intersection blocking traffic movement in the area around 11:00am.

Jatrabari: Several hundred protesters blocked Jatrabari intersection at 11:00am. They were seen checking driving license of the vehicles in the area.

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.