Demos in Rajshahi: Students want college`s own transport facility

Students of Rajshahi Govt College brought out a protest rally and blocked the road demanding arrest and punishment to the killer driver of their three fellows, and at one stage they locked in clashes with police on Monday.
Students of Rajshahi Govt College brought out a protest rally and blocked the road demanding arrest and punishment to the killer driver of their three fellows, and at one stage they locked in clashes with police on Monday.
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Rajshahi Correspondent :The students of Rajshahi Government College on Monday staged demonstration protesting the deaths of their three fellows in Sunday’s road accident.The agitated students took to the street around 10:00am demanding introducing college’s own transport facilities instead of hired vehicles.They also blocked Saheb Bazar Zero Point area, disrupting traffic for some times.But, police foiled their bid to bring out a protest procession in the city.Meanwhile, the students alleged that police intercepted them from entering into college when they came to participate in a mourning programme. The law enforcers again obstructed them of bringing out a protest procession from the college wearing black badges. Additional police have been deployed in the area to avert any untoward incident.Officer-in-Charge of Boalia Thana Noor Hossain Khandker said they have obstructed the students to avoid any unwanted incident.The college announced a four-day mourning to pay respect to the dead students from Monday. On Sunday, three female students were killed when a bus carrying them collided head-on with another bus and fell into a roadside ditch.The dead were identified as Mahmuda Haque Tania, 20, Sharmin Akhter, 21, and Seema, 21.

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