United News of Bangladesh

Diploma engineers and students blocked railway tracks and roads in Gazipur on Saturday to protest the 33 percent quota for BSc engineers in the recruitment of sub-assistant engineers and to press their five-point demands. The protest disrupted train services to northern districts when demonstrators stopped the Silk City Express at the West Bhurulia rail gate. Protesters sat on the train and the tracks, chanting slogans for their demands. Earlier, they gathered at the Mist More area in Bhurulia, marched along Shimultoli Road, and reached the rail gate. They also blocked Gazipur-Shimultoli Road and the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway, causing traffic disruption. Consensus committee formed over demands of BSc, diploma engineers The demonstration was organized under the banner of the Diploma Engineers Welfare Foundation. Leaders including Ishak Piku and Saiful Islam Shuvo highlighted their demands and vowed to continue the movement until they were met. After about two and a half hours, the protesters lifted the blockade and train services returned to normal.