Dhaka, Feb. 1 -- Students from Titumir College have begun blocking the road in front of the institution to demand it be converted by the government into a university. Alongside the blockade, some students are also continuing a hunger strike.

The students blocked off the road in front of the college in Dhaka's Mohakhali around 4:30pm on Saturday.

Protest leader Nayek Noor Mohammad said, "We had previously announced that if the conversion into a university was not declared by 4 pm today, we will block the road in the [Dhaka] North City Corporation area."

"As part of this programme, we have now blocked the road in front of the campus. More students are coming. Later we can block roads in Mohakhali, Gulshan and even the road to the airport...