Students of Rabindra University in Sirajganj blocked the Bogura-Nagarbari highway for three hours demanding permanent campus on Tuesday.
The students gathering from several departments set fire and blocked the highway in front of the temporally Academic Bhaban-3 of the university and continued till 1:45pm commencing at 11am.
Addressing the event, students Jakaria, Raihan Uddin, Miraj, and Ambar alleged that though the university was established in 2016, no permanent campus is yet to be set up.
The campus is running on rented buildings and struggling with a sufficient number of classrooms, they said.
The authorities concerned haven’t taken any measures so far despite demonstrating several times earlier, the students alleged.
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Shahjadpur police station Officer-in-Charge Md Aslam Ali said the three-hour blockade by the students caused severe traffic congestion on both ends of the highway.
The students left the highway paving for the traffic movement upon assurance of the concerned administration, he added.