“The parents blocked the street for around 30 minutes in the morning. Later, police brought the situation under control,” said Mojibur Rahman, ASI of Ramna Police Station.
The blockade from 10:30am to 11am on Sunday halted traffic through Kakrail Road, Minto Road and Paltan, according to locals.
Parents accused the school authorities of raising school fees without prior notice. They learned about the newly set fees while going through the formalities of seeing their children go into their new classes.
Masud pointed out that Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister Rashed Khan Menon is the chairman of the governing bodies of a few schools in the neighbourhood, including Willes Little Flower.
ASI Rahman said police moved the parents into the school compound after calming them down. A dialogue between parents’ representatives and the school authorities had also been initiated, he pointed out.