Students of private universities have taken to the streets again on Sunday on the second day of their three-day strike protesting the VAT imposed on tuition fees.
Published : 13 Sep 2015, 12:04 PM
Roads at Dhaka’s Dhanmondi, Mohkhali, Banani, Rampura, Uttara and Abdullahpur have been blocked by protestors, crippling traffic on the first working day of the week.
Students have been protesting since the 2015-16 fiscal’s budget imposed a 7.5 percent value added tax (VAT) on tuition fees of universities, medical and engineering colleges in private sector.
Agitations in Dhaka on Sunday seems to thrown the city's traffic out of gear—much like on Thursday.
Movement of vehicles on major streets have already been severely disrupted.
East West University (EWU) students came out from their campus at Rampura around 10am and blocked the street between the Rampura Bridge and Merul Badda disrupting traffic.
Students of IUBAT, Uttara University and BGMEA University of Fashion and Technology (BUFT) are taking part in the processions there.
“Students have blocked the House Building intersection in Uttara, disrupting traffic,” Deputy Commissioner (traffic) Probir Kumar Roy told bdnews24.com.
Reports that police have detained some of the protestors in Uttara have not been confirmed by the law enforcers.
Meanwhile, demonstrations in Dhanmondi have also crippled traffic.
Police is diverting vehicles on the Satmosjid Road through Russell Square and Panthapath.
Traffic police Assistant Commissioner (North) Abu Yousuf said that they were diverting vehicles from Badda, Gulshan 1 and Rampura through Hatirjheel.