VAT ON PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES PARALYSES CAPITAL

Dhaka city's artery that connects its south with the north snapped in the middle at Banani Chairman Bari as private university students' opposition against value added tax (VAT) on their tuition fees snowballs into a massive citywide demonstration yesterday. Photo: Sk Enamul Haq, Amran Hossain, Anurup Kanti Das
On Mirpur Road, one group shouts the slogan "No VAT on Education". Photo: Sk Enamul Haq, Amran Hossain, Anurup Kanti Das
Students of East West University do the same on nearby Rampura Bridge with some protecting themselves in the extreme temperature. Photo: Sk Enamul Haq, Amran Hossain, Anurup Kanti Das
As always, the first casualty of any demonstration is the general public, but demonstrators help a patient get into a rickshaw in the bridge area. Photo: Sk Enamul Haq, Amran Hossain, Anurup Kanti Das
Obstructed, an auto-rickshaw is carried over the road divider on Mohakhali Flyover. Photo: Sk Enamul Haq, Amran Hossain, Anurup Kanti Das
Chittagong city also sees the demonstration, at Wasa intersection. Photo: Sk Enamul Haq, Amran Hossain, Anurup Kanti Das
A huge traffic jam created in the intersection and surrounding areas of the port city. Photo: Sk Enamul Haq, Amran Hossain, Anurup Kanti Das
People walk with baggage in the area after they were forced down from buses. Photo: Sk Enamul Haq, Amran Hossain, Anurup Kanti Das
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