Duet students protest in Gazipur, block Dhaka-Mymensingh railway

Students of Dhaka University of Engineering and Technology (Duet) blocked the railway track with a red flag on the north side of the railway junction at Joydebpur on the Dhaka-Mymensingh railway line.

The program began at 11:45am on Wednesday.

Hanif Ali, the railway junction station master in Joydebpur, confirmed the information.

Earlier, they staged a sit-in and protest march in front of Duet Central Shaheed Minar against the High Court's order reimposing the quota.

Duet students took out a protest procession from the campus and demonstrated in the Shibbari area of ​​Joydebpur.

Later, they moved to the railway line and blocked it. The students are participating in this movement as part of a central program and will continue their agitation until their demands are met.

Arman Chowdhury, the convener of the Duet student movement, said: "We are carrying out a peaceful movement today (Wednesday) as a part of the nationwide movement to realize our demands. Today, we are holding this protest against the High Court's order to restore 56% quota, including 30% freedom fighter quota, in the first- and second-class government jobs and to demand the reinstatement of the 2018 circular."

More than a hundred Duet students participated in the quota movement.

Attempts to reach Gazipur Metropolitan Police (GMP) Sadar police station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Syed Rafiul Karim for a statement were unsuccessful.