Muktijoddha Santan Sangsad blocks Shahbagh intersection

Bangladesh Muktijoddha Santan Sangsad, a platform of freedom fighters' offspring, staged a sit-in blocking Shahbagh intersection in Dhaka since this morning to press home their seven-point demand including reinstatement of 30 percent quota in government services.

Following the sit-in, traffic movement in and around the area has been disrupted.

Photo: Prabir Das

Members of the organisation from across the country, carrying posters and placards, gathered in front of the National Museum around 10:00am.

Around 12:00pm they moved to Shahbagh intersection and started the sit-in programme.  

Additional police have been deployed in the area to avert untoward incident.