Traffic jams erupt as technical students block roads in Tejgaon

Under the banner of ‘Technical Student Movement’, a group of students blocked the roads at the Satrasta area in Tejgaon Industrial Area of the capital to press home their six-point demands, causing severe traffic congestions on various streets.

Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Tejgaon Industrial Area Police Station Gazi Shamimur Rahman said that the students blocked the road on Monday (September 9) noon.

Traffic on both sides of the road came to a standstill due to the blockade. An effort is being made to clear the road, negotiating with the protesters, the OC said.

As a result of the road blockade, the road from Farmgate through Kazi Nazrul Islam Avenue to Shahbagh was almost completely paralyzed by traffic till filing this report.

The six-point demands include all craft instructors who were appointed controversially in 2021, should be transferred from the technical department and all institutions immediately; diploma engineering courses should be ensured for a duration of four years and every semester (episode) should be of full duration (six months); the Technical Education Board must be reformed so that no personnel outside the technical sector can manage the technical sector.