Bangla Blockade

The anti-quota protesters blocked Shahbagh intersection today (11 July). Photo: Md Belal Hossen
Bangladesh

'Bangla Blockade' in capital to stay restricted within Shahbagh today: Protest coordinator

This decision comes amidst concerns over potential disruptions from infiltrators aiming to discredit their movement.

Widespread traffic gridlock, created due to the students' blockade, forced commuters to walk to their destinations in sweltering temperatures in Dhaka on Wednesday (10 July). Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

People’s nightmare in day-long blockade

Anti-quota students from Dhaka University blocked Shahbagh intersection amid police barricade on Sunday (7 July). Photo: Rajib Dhar/TBS
Bangladesh

Bangla Blockade to continue from 3:30pm today: Protest coordinator

Students blocked the Shahbagh intersection while enforcing their Bangla Blockade programme on Sunday (7 July). Photo: Rajib Dhar
Bangladesh

Anti-quota protest: Students block roads from Science Lab to Farmgate

Anti-quota protesters at a press conference in Dhaka on 9 July. Photo: TBS/ Md Belal Hossen
Bangladesh

Anti-quota protesters to enforce day-long Bangla Blockade tomorrow, court to hear fresh plea over quota

The protesting students started gathering in front of the university’s central library at 2:30pm, then blocked the highway at 3:40pm. Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

JU students continue Bangla Blockade on Dhaka-Aricha highway with one-point demand for quota reform

Jahangirnagar University students starts their ‘Bangla Blockade’ program by blocking the Dhaka Aricha Highway on Sunday, 7 July 2024 morning. Collage: TBS
Bangladesh

Quota protest: JU students block Dhaka-Aricha highway for 2 hours, boycott classes, exams