Students from 30 colleges protest violence against women at Shahbagh

Students from 30 colleges in the capital have taken up positions at Shahbagh demanding maximum punishment for those guilty of violence, rape and torture against women.

They took up positions in front of the Shahbagh National Museum from 11:30 am on Tuesday (March 11) with small processions.

The students present said that we had announced the Shahbagh blockade to protest the oppression of women. But considering the suffering of the people during Ramadan, this programme has been withdrawn. However, instead of the blockade programme, the sit-in program will continue until the evening on the empty road in front of the Shahbagh National Museum.

They also said that students from Viqarunnesa Noon School and College, Bir Shrestha Munshi Abdur Rouf Public College, Bir Shrestha Noor Mohammad Public College, Dhaka City College, Dhanmondi Ideal College, Dhaka Residential Model College, Notre Dame College, Dhaka College, Government Science College, Government Mohammadpur Model School and College, Lalbagh Model College, Will's Little Flower School and College, Jalsiri Cantonment College, Azimpur Government Girls School and College, Dhaka Imperial College, Sheikh Borhanuddin Post Graduate College, Engineering University School and College, Sabujbagh Government College, Mohammadpur Central College, Hamdard College participated in today's program.

In addition, students from 30 colleges including Motijheel Ideal School and College, Navy College, St. Joseph School and College, BF Shaheen Dhaka, Begum Badrunnesa Government Women's College, Udayan Higher Secondary School, Adamjee Cantonment College, Government Laboratory High School will participate in the program, they said.

On the other hand, law enforcement agencies have taken a cautious stance in Shahbagh surrounding the students' program. Additional police personnel have been deployed throughout the area.