University students from different public institutions have ended their blockades across major parts of the capital for Sunday, and would again enforce the move at 3pm Monday.

Nahid Islam, a key figure in the movement against quota reinstatement in government job recruitment, announced the decision from a huge gathering at Shahbagh intersection at 8pm Sunday.

During Nahid's announcement, students also revealed that four other organisers of the protest had rejoined them following "consultations with authorities." Around 7pm, some unidentified members of law enforcement agencies picked up the organisers for the consultations.

Monday would mark the eighth straight day for university students to block at least one key transportation route within the country as part of the anti-quota protest, and the second day in a row in the countrywide blockade movement.

On Sunday, almost all the major routes around the University of Dhaka (DU) inlcuding the intersections at Shahbagh, Fakirapool, and hotel InterContinental were blocked, and later students moved further to block the Bangla Motor intersection.

The blockades lasted for about four hours.

Earlier, blockades started at Science Lab and Nilkeht intersections lasting for about five hours.

BDST: 2107 HRS, JULY 07, 2024
MSK