Students of different educational institutions on Tuesday morning blocked roads in different areas in Dhaka demanding trial of those who killed Notre Dame College student Nayeem and Ekramunnesa Boys’ High School SSC examinee Main Uddin.
Students of different educational institution, including Cambrian College, Dhaka College and Ekramunnesa Boys’ High School, blocked different points in Dhaka, including Rampura, Mohammadpur and Dhanmondi, at about 10:30am to press home their demands, including safe road and half fare for students in public transports.
The students’ demonstration created huge traffic congestion in Rampura and adjacent areas.
Secondary School Certificate examinee Main Uddin was killed when he was run over by a bus from which he was thrown off by one of its staff on DIT Road at Rampura in Bangladesh capital Dhaka on Monday night, allegedly after an altercation over bus fare.
This is the second death of a student in five days in Dhaka. Notre Dame College student Nayeem Hasan was killed in an accident at capital’s Gulistan on November 24.
The news of the death of Main came when students in Dhaka and elsewhere in Bangladesh have been demonstrating demanding safe roads and half fare in all public transports. Nayeem’s death fuelled the students’ protests.
Students started a demonstration in Dhaka demanding half bus fare on November 20.
