Dhaka, Aug. 30 -- Activists of Gono Odhikar Parishad have staged highway blockades in Rajshahi and Sirajganj to protest the assault on party chief Nurul Haque Nur.

In Rajshahi, student leaders from the party's student wing, Chhatra Odhikar Parishad, blocked the Dhaka-Rajshahi highway in front of Rajshahi University's main gate around Saturday midday.

Protesters shouted slogans including "Unity among students, citizens and the public", "Let July's weapons roar again", "Set fire to fascism's throne together", and "Why was VP Nur attacked? Administration must answer".

In Sirajganj, party activists blocked roads near the western roundabout of Jamuna Bridge and at Soydabad Intersection.

Jamuna Bridge West Police chief Mohammad Asaduzzaman ...