Vehicles set on fire in BSMMU Hospital, protesters take over Shahbagh
No public transportation, including buses, was seen on the Dhaka roads. Only a few rickshaws and CNGs were operating
Protesters take position in Shahbagh intersection. Photo: Joynal Abedin Shishir
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Protesters take position in Shahbagh intersection. Photo: Joynal Abedin Shishir
Unidentified individuals have set fire to a few vehicles in the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU).
With their one-point demand, protesters, mostly students and people from all walks of like, have taken over the Shahbagh intersection, our correspondent reported from the spot.
Earlier on the day, protesters started to gather in the capital’s Dhaka University, Shahbagh, and Press Club areas on the first day of the non-cooperation movement announced by the Anti-discrimination Students Movement.
Protesters gather in front of the Raju Memorial Sculpture in Dhaka University. Photo: Joynal Abedin Shishir
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Protesters gather in front of the Raju Memorial Sculpture in Dhaka University. Photo: Joynal Abedin Shishir
However, no members of law enforcers or AL men were present around the protest sites in the capital’s Moghbazar, Kakrail, Shantinagar, Bijoy Nagar, Baitul Mukarram, and Matsya Bhaban, as of filing this report at 11:10am.
Protesters take position in Shahbagh intersection. Photo: Joynal Abedin Shishir
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Protesters take position in Shahbagh intersection. Photo: Joynal Abedin Shishir
No public transportation, including buses, was seen on the Dhaka roads. Only a few rickshaws and CNGs were operating.
No traffic police were visible throughout the area, and all traffic police were removed.
