A college student was killed in a road accident while another sustained injuries in front of Hasanpur College on the Dhaka-Chittagong route in Daudkandi on Tuesday.
Following the incident, the student's classmates blocked the road. This caused severe traffic jams in that area.
The deceased is Meem Akhtar, 17, student in eleventh grade at Hasanpur Shahid Nazrul Degree College, and daughter of Billal Hossain of Titas upazila's Lalpur village.
Injured motorcycle rider Shafin has been sent to Dhaka Medical College Hospital in a critical condition.
According to witness college student Yusuf, a pickup van struck Shafin's motorbike from behind. The pickup's impact led the motorbike to fall on Meem while crossing the road.
Doctors declared Meem dead after she was rescued in critical condition and taken to Daudkandi Upazila Health Complex.
The students were later dispersed by the Upazila Nirbahi Officer, Daudkandi Circle Additional Superintendent of Police, and the OC of the police station.
After blocking the road for two hours, the students retreated followed by the administration's assurance.
Daudkandi police station Officer-in-Charge Md Shahinul Islam said: "The body of the deceased college student was handed over to his relatives. The pickup fled. There is no traffic jam on the road now.”
Upazila Nirbahi Officer Arfatul Alam said that he went to the location immediately. The students withdrew the roadblock after being guaranteed that their demands would be conveyed to higher authorities.
