Train movement in Dhaka halted as students block Mohakhali level crossing

Protesting students today blocked the railway line in Dhaka's Mohakhali level crossing protesting the attacks on students of various universities while they were demonstrating for quota reform.

Protesters were chanting slogans to materialise their one-point demand when they blocked the rail tracks around 2:00pm.

Hundreds of public and private vehicles were seen halted from Banani to Shaheenbagh.

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Universities closed until further notice

A CNG-run auto-rickshaw driver said, "The government must address it [quota reform movement] immediately. We cannot take this suffering anymore.

"I haven't got a single passenger since morning," he said around 1:30pm.