In pictures: Students protest fuel price hike at Shahbagh

Different student organizations including left leaning Bangladesh Students’ Federation staged rallies protesting the sudden rise in fuel prices in front of National Museum at Shahbagh on Saturday.

The government on Friday night raised prices of diesel by Tk34 per litre, octane by Tk46 per litre and petrol by Tk44 per litre. 

However, State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid has said the government had no choice but to increase fuel oil prices due to the international market situation.

Photos were taken by Dhaka Tribune Photographer Mehedi Hasan.