Dhaka, Nov. 2 -- Police have blocked the "Long March to Jamuna" by Ebtedayee teachers near the Kadam Fountain in Dhaka as they pressed for a five-point demand including nationalisation of their institutions.

The teachers began marching towards the chief advisor's official residence State Guest House Jamuna from the National Press Club on Sunday afternoon, but faced police resistance shortly after setting off.

Law enforcers and teachers were seen in a tense standoff at the site.

Shamsul Alam, convenor of the Independent Ebtedayee Madrasa Teachers' Unity Movement Implementation Committee, told bdnews24.com around 3pm: "We started marching towards Jamuna at around 2pm, but police stopped us in front of Kadam Fountain. We are staying here....