Students continue blockade at Pragati Swarani

Students of different private universities continued their blockade at Pragati Swarani in the capital on Wednesday morning for the consecutive two days following the death of a student of Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP). 

The vehicular movement was suspended in the area.

They blocked Pragati Swarani in front of Jamuna Future Park at Bashundhara to press home their eight-point charter of demands including construction of a footbridge at the accident spot, stop movement of all unfit vehicles and checking documents of drivers and vehicles.

Earlier on Tuesday morning, Abrar Ahmed Chowdhury, son of retired brigadier general Arif Ahmed Chowdhury of Bashundhara area and an honours first year student of international relations at BUP, was killed on the spot after Suprabhat Paribahan bus hit him while crossing the Pragati Sarani.

As the news spread, students of different universities including BUP, North South University, American International University-Bangladesh, United International University and Independent University, Bangladesh took to the street and blocked the road put buses across the street.