Dhaka, May 20 -- With rain pouring in Dhaka, Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal leaders and activists have blocked the Shahbagh intersection, demanding justice for the murder of Dhaka University student Shahriar Alam Shammo, a leader of the organisation's campus unit.

The blockade, launched after 3:30 pm on Tuesday, caused a severe traffic bottleneck in Shahbagh and surrounding areas, piling misery upon commuters towards the end of the day's work as the tailback stretched from Shahbagh to the Kataban intersection.

The demonstrators shouted slogans demanding justice for Shammo's murder at the Shahbagh intersection.

Chhatra Dal General Secretary Nasir Uddin Nasir said, "This government and the Dhaka University (DU) administration have failed to ar...