Students of Jahangirnagar University, and of private universities, schools and colleges in the area, lifted their blockade of the Dhaka-Aricha Highway.  It was imposed for roughly two hours from the late afternoon on Tuesday.

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The students vacated the road around 5.30pm, although they continued to block the road for some time even after announcing the end of the blockade. Eventually, all students returned to their respective campuses.

At the time of writing, the quota reform protesters were gathering at the campus Shaheed Minar, where they plan to announce their next course of action.

However, the students fear that the activists of JU Chhatra League may launch another attack tonight, with the help of outsiders. Despite the university administration urging students to stay in their halls, the protesters are therefore  reluctant to do so just yet. Instead, they prefer to remain together in a safe location, as they are stronger when part of a collective.

Alif Mahmud, President of the Students' Union of Jahangirnagar University and a protesting student, stated, "Yesterday's attack happened at the behest of the administration. We will not stop our movement until there is a fair investigation of the incident and the quota system is reformed."

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The tension escalated after attacks at Bot Tola and inside the Vice-Chancellor's residence last night - one of the most torrid nights endured by protesting students on any campus all over the country during the ongoing movement.

From early morning, students from surrounding schools, colleges, and universities joined the protests at Jahangirnagar University. By noon, the entire campus was under the control of the protesting students.

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