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Road blocked over garment worker’s death

Garment workers blocked the Airport Road after a female colleague was killed in a road accident near Chairman Bari U-turn in Banani on Monday, Mar 10, 2025. The protesters also halted traffic on the Elevated Expressway, causing long tailbacks leading to commuters’ suffering.

Injured protesters block Shahbagh

Protesters injured in the July Uprising that toppled the Awami League government block a road in Dhaka's Shahbagh on Monday, Feb 17, 2025, with three demands including recognition for the injured and security assurances.

MATS students take to the street

Students of the Medical Assistants Training School, or MATS, staged a demonstration blocking a road in Dhaka’s Shahbagh intersection with a four-point charter of demand, including immediate recruitment in the 10th grade and the creation of new positions in the government and private sectors.

Postgraduate trainee doctors block Dhaka’s Shahbagh intersection

Postgraduate trainee doctors have resumed a work stoppage to demand a doubling of their monthly allowance from Tk 25,000 to Tk 50,000. They took out a protest at Dhaka’s Shahbagh intersection on Sunday, Dec 22, 2024.

Occupied sidewalks push pedestrians onto roads

Hawkers have taken over all the sidewalks around the BRTC bus stand in Dhaka’s Gulistan, setting up makeshift shops in a way that makes it hard to tell there is even a sidewalk. With no space to walk, pedestrians are forced onto the raods, putting their safety at risk.

Blockades deepen public woes

Battery-powered rickshaw drivers block Dhaka roads on Thursday, Nov 21, 2024, protesting a High Court directive banning their vehicles in the capital, causing severe traffic congestion and public suffering.

Auto-rickshaw drivers protest across Dhaka

Drivers of battery-run rickshaws blocked roads in different parts of the capital including Mohakhali, Rampura, and Khilgaon on Thursday, Nov 21, 2024, to protest against the High Court’s decision to ban the vehicles from Dhaka metropolis. The protests clogged Dhaka thoroughfares, leading to heavy traffic congestion.

Injured protesters return to hospital

Following a 15-hour road blockade, the patients injured in the Anti-discrimination Student Movement returned to the hospital early on Thursday, Nov 14, 2024, at about 4am, after four advisors arrived late at night and promised to address their demands.

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