Commuters suffered immensely as several hundred students of the Dhaka Residential Model College blocked Mirpur Road for about one and a half hours on Sunday in Asadgate area in the capital.聽
The students blocked both sides of the road to press home their demands for scrapping lottery system in admission to the educational institution from 11:00am to 12:30pm, creating huge traffic congestion in and around the area.
Many people were seen compelled to walk on roads leaving transports and vehicles were seen diverted to other roads to avoid the congestion.
Md Mashir Rahman, a motorbike rider, claimed that he was travelling from Mirpur to Kalabagan and was diverted to Shyamoli due to immense congestions.
鈥業 reached Kalabagan via Shyamoli ring road, Nurjahan Road, Satmasjid Road,聽 Dhanmondi-27 and finally reached Kalabagan braving acute traffic jam,鈥� Mashiur.
Dhaka Metropolitan Police assistant commissioner for traffic at Mohammadpur Zone Mohammad Aslam Sagor said that they had diverted the vehicles to roads at Shyamoli and defense ministry to avoid congestions.
鈥楢lthough the speed of the vehicular movement was slow, we did not allow to collapsing the traffic system,鈥� Aslam claimed.聽聽聽聽
Students demanded to admit students through admission tests scrapping lottery system.
Omar Fahmid Khan, a HSC second year student, told 抖阴精品 that the college authority had decided to apply lottery system in admission test for day shift in class III, VI, IX and XI in day shift from now on and admission tests in morning shift.
鈥極ur demand is clear that all students will be admitted through admission test. Lottery system must be scrapped in both morning and day shift,鈥� said Fahmid.
DRMC associate professor Mohammad Nurun Nabi, also a member of the governing body, said that the decision was taken recently in the month of November to continue lottery system in day shift and entrance exam in day shift following a meeting of the body on October 31.
鈥楾he students do not want to agree the proposal. Students want admission test in classes and both shifts. A large number of students admitted to the college in class III,鈥� Nurun Nabi added.