Medical college admission seekers have withdrawn blockade put in Shahbagh intersection that halted traffic movement on the busy point.
The protesters gathered on Shaheed Minar premises around 10am Sunday and then took position at Shahbagh around 12 noon. The agitating students continued blockade till 4pm.
Earlier in the day, seven of the protesting aspirants’ submitted memorandum to the Prime Minister Office, seeking PM’s interference over the matter, said Somajtantrik Chhatra Front member Imran Habib Ruman.
After submission memorandum, a press briefing was held in Shahbagh intersection at 5pm.
Fresh programmes came at the press briefing to realise their demand.
The programmes included a protest rally at Central Shaheed Minar on Monday, torch procession on Tuesday.
And if the demand is not met by Tuesday, general student strike will be enforced at all educational institutions across the country on Wednesday.
A total of 10 student organisations including Samajtantrik Chhatra Front, Chhatra Oikya Forum, Bangladesh Chhatra Union, Bangladesh Chhatra Federation, Biplobi Chhatar Moitri took part in the college admission seekers’ movement.
The aspirants demanded that the result of medical college admission test held on September 18 be scrapped because questions were leaked on Facebook the night before the exams.
Since then, protest programmes have been continuing at different points of the capital.
