Students continues protest for road safety
PBC News: A group of students staged demonstration to press home their 11-point demand in city’s Rampura area on Friday.
Students from various schools and colleges, including Khilgaon Model High School and Khilgaon Model University College, also took part in the protest near Rampura Bridge around 11:30 am. They chanted slogans demanding 11 points.
However, the students did not stop the traffic like other days. They protested on one side of the road.
Later, police came to the spot and removed protestors from the road.
The agitating students have announced a programme for tomorrow before leaving the protest venue. Red card will be displayed in the Rampura Bridge area 12 noon (tomorrow) to protest against the irregularities and corruption on the road.
Shohagi Samia, an agitating student, said they will continue to protest till the demands are met.
Rampura Police Station Officer-in-Charge Rafiqul Islam said some students took position there around 11:30 am. However, the traffic is normal there.
“Police personnel are deployed there. The police will act to deal with any unpleasant situation.”
Students have been protesting in the capital for several days demanding safer roads and half fare on buses. As part of the ongoing movement, they have been gathering in the Rampura Bridge area for several days.
