Dhaka, Nov. 2 -- Police have expressed regret over severe traffic congestion in Dhaka, attributing it to protests across the city by several groups.

In a statement on Sunday, the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) said that multiple organisations launched demonstrations simultaneously to press for various demands, disrupting movement on key roads and public suffering.

Among the protesting groups were the Ebtedayi Madrasa Teachers' Unity Forum, staging a sit-in outside the National Press Club to demand inclusion under the government's monthly pay order (MPO) scheme for primary-level madrasa teachers, recognition and MPO benefits for schools for persons with disabilities, and MPO inclusion for all recognised but non-MPO educational instituti...