Bangladesh, Sept. 17 -- Polytechnic institute and technical students have launched fresh street protests in Dhaka, Rajshahi and Dinajpur to push through a series of demands.
On Wednesday, students of Dhaka Polytechnic Institute descended on Tejgaon's Sat Rasta, bringing traffic on the busy intersection and nearby roads to a standstill, according to police.
"About a thousand students are occupying the road. We are speaking with them and trying to bring the situation under control," said Deputy Commissioner Ibne Mizan of Dhaka Metropolitan Police's Tejgaon Division.
Assistant Commissioner Anish Kirtania of Tejgaon Traffic Division said the sit-in at the centre of Sat Rasta had blocked all connecting roads, causing disruption in the surr...