Dhaka, Feb. 3 -- Students from Government Titumir College have blocked the rail line in Dhaka's Mohakhali in addition to blocking the road to press for their demand to upgrade the institution into an independent university.

The protest brought train service on the line to a halt around 3:45pm on Monday.

The students had previously blocked the road in front of the college's main gate around 12:30pm with bamboo poles.

Students at the institution have been staging a shutdown programme at the college, boycotting classes and exams, since Jan 28 to press for their list of seven demands.

A group of students launched a hunger strike the following day, vowing to continue the protest until the college received state recognition as a university....