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Titumir College Students Block Roads, Demand University Status

Express Report
  19 Nov 2024, 03:33

Students of Government Titumir College blocked the Mohakhali rail track and Amtoli road in Dhaka, demanding the college be upgraded to a full-fledged university.

The protest, which took place this afternoon (Nov 18), caused severe traffic congestion in the area.

Siam, a student of the college, said they have been demanding university status for a long time but no steps have been taken yet. 

"We will not leave the street until our demand is met," he added.

Tejgaon Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Md Mobarak Hossain told Banglanews that students of Titumir College staged the blockade to press for their demand, which resulted in heavy traffic congestion in the area.

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Titumir College Students Block Roads, Demand University Status

Express Report
  19 Nov 2024, 03:33

Students of Government Titumir College blocked the Mohakhali rail track and Amtoli road in Dhaka, demanding the college be upgraded to a full-fledged university.

The protest, which took place this afternoon (Nov 18), caused severe traffic congestion in the area.

Siam, a student of the college, said they have been demanding university status for a long time but no steps have been taken yet. 

"We will not leave the street until our demand is met," he added.

Tejgaon Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Md Mobarak Hossain told Banglanews that students of Titumir College staged the blockade to press for their demand, which resulted in heavy traffic congestion in the area.

Comments

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No Election Engineering This Time, Says EC Abdur Rahmanel Masud
DUCSU Suspends Mass Gathering Following Inqilab Moncha Request
Street Battles Return to Shahbagh as Protest Over Hadi Killing Turns Violent
Three friends killed as motorcycle crashes into tree in Munshiganj