Desk Report,
Railway and road blockade in Feni for one and a half hours
Students of technical educational institutions blocked roads and railways for an hour and a half in the rail gate area next to the godown quarter in Feni town to demand their six-point demands. During this time, several hundred students burned tires on the Dhaka-Chittagong railway line and protested in the area. The blockade program began at around 11:30 am today, Wednesday. Later, around 1 pm, the students moved away from the railways and roads following the assurances of the Deputy Commissioner and the police.
Railway and road blockade in Feni for one and a half hours
Passengers had to suffer as two passenger trains got stuck due to the students’ road blockade. Similarly, drivers and passengers of various vehicles plying on the old Dhaka-Chittagong highway suffered due to the road blockade in the area. The ‘Bangla Blockade’ program is being carried out by students of technical educational institutions across the country as the previously announced six-point demands have not been implemented. Under this, the students also blocked roads and railways in Feni.
It was learned from eyewitnesses and agitating students that as part of the central program, a protest procession took place from the Sadar Hospital intersection in Feni city at around 11 am. The procession passed through Kalabagan, Academy, Stadium, Godown Quarter areas and reached the railway line area of the city. Then, about three students participating in the program blocked the railway line and the roads on both sides. During the program, students burned tires on the railway line and raised various slogans. Due to the program, two passenger trains were stranded at Feni Railway Station and Gunabati Railway Station.
Rafiqul Islam, a seventh-year student of the Mechanical Department of Feni Polytechnic Institute who was participating in the program, said, “We have been holding various programs for a long time to achieve our reasonable demands. We are holding the blockade program without getting any assurance that our demands will be fulfilled.
