Engineering students block Shahbagh for 2nd day to push for three-point demands

Students from the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology and several other engineering universities are blocking Dhaka’s Shahbagh intersection for a second consecutive day.

They blockaded the main thoroughfare in the capital around 11am as part of their “Long March to Dhaka” programme. The protest has brought traffic to a standstill at the intersection and on nearby roads.

Their demands include:

• Recruitment of assistant engineers in the ninth grade only through examinations, with a minimum qualification of BSc in engineering

• Allowing higher-degree holders to apply for 10th-grade posts currently reserved for diploma engineers

• Restricting the professional title of “engineer” to BSc graduates

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