Diploma engineers block railway in Gazipur

Diploma engineers and diploma students blocked the railway in Gazipur on Monday, February 3, to protest the 33 per cent quota for BSc engineers in the recruitment of sub-assistant engineers and to press their five-point demand.

The protesters blocked the railway tracks at Bhurulia in the city, halting train communication on the Dhaka-Rajshahi and the Dhaka-Mymensingh routes.

Earlier, they gathered at Bhurulia Mist intersection and brought out a procession which paraded through Shimultoli-Gazipur road.

Quaiyum Ali, Officer-in-Charge of Joydebpur Railway Station Police Outpost, said several trains, including Banalata Express, Rangpur Express, Chapai Express and Teesta Express remained stranded at different stations due to the blockade.

Source: UNB