Students have blockaded the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway demanding a halt to the operation of Rajib Paribahan buses. The protest started on Monday (November 2) around 1 PM at the Digharkanda bypass intersection in Mymensingh city, causing severe suffering to passengers due to traffic disruption.
Protesting students alleged that reckless driving by Rajib Paribahan buses frequently causes fatal accidents. Earlier on Sunday (November 1) morning, a second-year student of Notre Dame College was killed after being run over by a bus of this transport in the Churkhai area of Mymensingh sadar. Besides, on October 2, a head-on collision between a bus and a CNG-run autorickshaw in the Purba Gandrapur area of the city left seven people dead, including four members of the same family.
Police have arrived at the scene to control the situation. Mohammad Shibirul Islam, officer-in-charge (OC) of Mymensingh Kotwali Model Police Station, said that police are trying to persuade the students to leave the highway considering public suffering.
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