Dhaka, March 20 -- Protests triggered by the death of Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP) student Abrar Ahmed Chowdhury continued on Wednesday.

Students of private universities demonstrated in front of Bashundhara Residential Area's main gate to force the authorities accept their demands, including maximum punishment of the bus driver who killed Abrar on Tuesday.

Other demands include checking papers of drivers on regular basis, making transport sector free from political influence, construction of foot overbridges, installing speed-breakers at risky points and stopping unfit vehicles from plying.

Witnesses said hundreds of students from BUP, North South University and Siddheshwari College occupied the street just after 9am, h...