Dhaka, Bangladesh Global: Students, under the banner of the Technical Students Movement, blocked the road in Dhaka's Satrasta in the Tejgaon Industrial Area on Monday to drive home their six-point demand.
This created severe traffic congestion in and around Tejgaon, Hatirjheel, and Farmgate.
Tejgaon Industrial Area police station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Gazi Shamimur Rahman confirmed the information to the media.
"Traffic on both sides of the road has come to a standstill due to the blockade. Efforts are being made to persuade those who have blocked them from the road."
Since the blockade started at noon, the road from Farmgate through Kazi Nazrul Islam Avenue to Shahbagh has been nearly paralyzed by traffic congestion.
The students' demands are: 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); no one other than a diploma engineer can apply for the post of sub-assistant engineer (10th Grade) and sub-assistant engineer and equivalent posts should be reserved for diploma engineers; the Technical Education Board must be reformed so that no personnel outside the technical sector can manage the technical sector; the controversial recruitment regulations of the Directorate of Technical Education must be amended to fill all vacant positions through the recruitment of technical personnel to resolve the teacher shortage; and to increase opportunities for higher education, 100% of the seats must be ensured in the proposed four engineering colleges for engineering students' diplomas.
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