, Sept. 17 -- Students of different polytechnic institutes in Gazipur blocked Chandna intersection in Gazipur disrupting vehicular movement on Dhaka-Mymensingh, Dhaka-Tangail and Dhaka-Gazipur highways on Wednesday to press home their seven-point demand.

Several hundred students gathered in front of MIST Polytechnic Institute on Joydebpur-Shimultoli road around 12 pm.

Later, they put barricade at Chandana intersection after parading Bhurulia Rail gate and Shibbari intersection areas, halting vehicular movements.

The protesters said there is a continued conspiracy against vocational students and diploma engineers and an attempt to destabilise the country through unreasonable demands.

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