Students of 7 DU-affiliated colleges block Nilkhet intersection

Students of seven Dhaka University-affiliated colleges on Tuesday blocked Nilkhet intersection to press home their 7-point demand, reports news agency UNB.

They put up barricade and staged demonstrations at Nilkhet intersection at around 12:00 pm, triggering huge traffic jam on the adjacent roads, said witnesses.

Stopping harassment of students of seven colleges at DU register building, revising CGPA conditions for promotion to next stage and publishing results within 90 days of completion of examination, formation of a clear policy and authority and taking proper steps to solve shortage of teachers and classrooms are among the demands of the students.

Taslim Chowdhury, coordinator of the movement, said, “Earlier we met Supriya ma’am, principal of Eden Girls’ College, she assured us of fulfilling our demands.  There is a meeting about this today (Tuesday).  We hope that the decision will resolve our problems.”

Commuters going to different destinations have suffered a lot amid the traffic jam.