STAFF CORRESPONDENT

City dwellers suffered for a second consecutive day yesterday as students demanding the issuance of an ordinance for the proposed Dhaka Central University blocked the Science Lab and Technical intersections again.

The protests brought life in many parts of the capital to a standstill, particularly in areas surrounding the two key intersections, forcing commuters to abandon vehicles and walk long distances to reach their destinations.

Cars, buses and passengers remained stranded for hours despite police efforts to divert traffic through alternative routes.

Members of the Facebook group Traffic Alert posted warnings about blocked roads and shared photographs of severe gridlocks.

Witnesses said students of Dhaka College and Eden Mahila College brought out a procession from their campuses and blocked the road at Science Lab around 1:00pm.

Around 1:30pm, a bus carrying students of Dhaka University arrived at the Science Lab intersection but was stopped by the protesters.

An argument ensued between students on the bus and those blocking the road. About one and a half hours later, the college students allowed the DU bus to leave.

However, as the bus was

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