Dhaka, Nov. 4 -- Police have blocked a March to Jamuna programme by job-seeking graduates with disabilities who initially gathered at the foot of the Raju Memorial Sculpture to press home their five-point list of demands, including a quota in government jobs.

The graduates with disabilities, who are on their 17th-day of a sit-in demonstration, started their march towards the official residence of Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus at around 2pm on Tuesday with symbolic shrouds tied around their heads. When the march reached Shahbagh Police Station, they were blocked by law enforcers.

A job seeker told bdnews24.com, "We were taking our five-point list of demands to the government. As on previous days, we have been stopped today too. We condemn...