Protests by mobile phone traders, students disrupt normal life in Dhaka

Dhaka, Dec 7: Bangladesh’s mobile phone traders and students held a protest here on Sunday, causing traffic congestion in several parts of the capital, including the Science Laboratory, Shahbagh, Agargaon and outside the Education Building, local media reported.
Mobile phone traders held a sit-in in front of the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) building in Agargaon on Sunday, raising demand for the National Equipment Identity Register’s (NEIR) reform and other issues. Protesters were present on one side of the main road in front of the BTRC building, while a few others blocked the opposite side of the road, the Dhaka Tribune reported.
Meanwhile, students from Dhaka College, Shaheed Suhrawardy Government College, Government Bangla College, Kabi Nazrul Government College, and Begum Bodrunnesa Government Girls’ College gathered at the Shahbagh intersection and blocked the road for about an hour on Sunday.
At the same time, undergraduate and postgraduate students from seven colleges continued to hold a march towards the Shikkha Bhaban, calling for the issuance of the ordinance for the proposed university. Higher secondary students from Dhaka College and several other colleges continued to stage protests, calling for the preservation of college autonomy. Students continued to hold protests on campus premises and nearby roads, causing traffic congestion. (IANS)