Dhaka University, Aug 29 Police on Wednesday halted traffic at Dhaka's key Shahbagh intersection following protests and vandalism by Dhaka University students after a fellow student who was injured in a raod accident died on Tuesday night. The security officials were diverting traffic to avert any further vandalism.
Touhid Uz Zaman, a second-year undergraduate student of international relations and a resident of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Hall, fell under the wheels of a Rajdhani Express bus around 4:30pm on Tuesday as he was getting across the street near BIRDEM Hospital.
He succumbed to his injuries around 7pm.
Infuriated by his death, fellow DU students took to the streets and smashed around 40 vehicles and also set fire to several of them in Shahbagh and New Market areas.
Police had shut down traffic at the key intersection after students descended on the street around 8pm to midnight.
Deputy Commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police's Ramna Zone, Nurul Islam told bdnews24.com on Wednesday that vehicular movements at Shahbagh had been shut down to avert further agitation and vandalism.
"The decision has been taken to secure people's lives and properties," he said.
The police official said traffic would resume through the intersection after the students' anger had been calmed.
Meanwhile, police have been positioned at various entrances to the university. No vehicles, except those bearing university's sticker, are being allowed into the campus.
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