Students of Marketing Department at Dhaka University (DU) blocked Shahbag intersection on Saturday evening demanding justice over the killing of Sujan Mridha, a student the department was was Killed in police firing during election violence in Madaripur.
The agitated students blocked Shahbag intersection for half an hour from 7pm to 7:30pm, creating huge traffic congestion in the area, said officer-in-charge of Shahbag Police Station Abu Bakar Siddique.
Earlier, the protesters brought out a rally from the foot of Raju Sculpture on the campus premises and paraded towards Shahbag.
Sjuan Mridha, a third year student of Marketing Department, was killed as police opened fire at him while he along with others were allegedly snatching a ballot box during vote counting in Sadar upazila of Madaripur district on Thursday.
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