Bangla Blockade programme: JU students block Dhaka-Aricha highway

07 July, 2024, 02:20 pm

Last modified: 07 July, 2024, 02:21 pm

Bangla Blockade programme: JU students block Dhaka-Aricha highway

07 July, 2024, 02:20 pm

Last modified: 07 July, 2024, 02:21 pm

Jahangirnagar University students started their "Bangla Blockade" programme this morning (7 July) by blocking the Dhaka-Aricha highway to protest against the reinstatement of quotas in government jobs. The protesting students of the university gathered in front of the central library around 10:30am under the banner "Anti-Discriminatory Students' Movement".

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