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Severe traffic congestion as technical students block roads in Tejgaon

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Update: 2024-09-09 15:43:52
Severe traffic congestion as technical students block roads in Tejgaon

Students under the banner of "Technical Student Movement" blocked the roads at Satrasta in the capital's Tejgaon Industrial Area on Monday (Sept 9) to press home their six-point demands.

This created severe traffic congestion in and around Tejgaon, Hatirjheel, and Farmgate.

Tejgaon Industrial Area police station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Gazi Shamimur Rahman confirmed the information to the media.

He said: "Traffic on both sides of the road has come to a standstill due to the blockade. Efforts are being made to persuade those who have blocked them from the road."

As a result of the road blockade, the road from Farmgate through Kazi Nazrul Islam Avenue to Shahbagh was almost completely paralyzed by traffic. 

The students' demands are: All craft instructors who were appointed “controversially” in 2021 should be transferred from the technical department and all institutions immediately; diploma engineering courses should be ensured for a duration of four years and every semester (episode) should be of full duration (six months); no one other than a diploma engineer can apply for the post of sub-assistant engineer (10th Grade) and sub-assistant engineer and equivalent posts should be reserved for diploma engineers; the Technical Education Board must be reformed so that no personnel outside the technical sector can manage the technical sector; the controversial recruitment regulations of the Directorate of Technical Education must be amended to fill all vacant positions through the recruitment of technical personnel to resolve the teacher shortage; and to increase opportunities for higher education, 100% of the seats must be ensured in the proposed four engineering colleges for engineering students' diplomas.

BDST: 1543 HRS, SEP 9, 2024
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