Bangla Blockade

Bangla Blockade

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8 July 2024: ‘Students Against Discrimination’ launched amidst nationwide blockades

Thousands gather to form Bangla Blockade in mass show of support. Photo: TBS

Rebranding rebellion: Why ‘Bangla Blockade’ struck a chord

Before lifting the blockade, Nahid Islam announced that the 'Bangla Blockade' would take place nationwide the following day. Photo: Rajib Dhar

6 July 2024: Nationwide ‘Bangla Blockade’ announced

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

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

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

People’s nightmare in day-long blockade

Anti-quota students from Dhaka University blocked Shahbagh intersection amid police barricade on 7 July 2024. Photo: Rajib Dhar/TBS

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

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

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

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

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