Dhaka, Nov. 2 -- Multiple protests and simultaneous road blockades in front of the Jatiya Press Club and adjoining areas of the capital on Sunday morning caused severe traffic congestion on several key routes, leaving officegoers and commuters stranded for hours and bringing parts of Dhaka to a standstill.

Several groups, including the Ibtedayi Madrasa Teachers' Unity Council, teachers of schools for students with disabilities demanding MPO enlistment and recognition, and representatives of recognised but non-MPO institutions, staged sit-in demonstrations near the Press Club.

At the same time, unemployed disabled graduates and non-cadre candidates from the 43rd BCS blocked adjacent roads demanding government jobs, worsening the situatio...