Dhaka, Feb. 2 -- The protesting students of Government Titumir College have "rejected" the education advisor's statement over the demand to upgrade the institution into a university.

In protest against the advisor's comments, they took out a procession carrying a banner reading "Barasat Barricade to North City" from the campus and blocked Dhaka-Mymensingh Highway in Mohakhali's Amtoli around 6:30pm on Sunday.

They returned to the road outside the college with the procession after lifting the blockade after an hour.

One of the protesters, Mehedi Hasan, said the road blockade had begun in rejection of Education Advisor Wahiduddin Mahmud's statement saying that "no special consideration was given" to upgrade the college into a university....