The students of Northern University blocked the road in Kawla area on the capital's Airport road on Monday to protest the death of Nadia, a student of the institution, who died in a road accident on Sunday.
They took to the streets around 12:30 pm, said Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) Mohammad Kamruzzaman.
“However, we are talking to the students and trying to clear the road,” he added.
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The blockade has created long tailbacks from Khilkhet to Uttara and also caused traffic jams in Mohakhali, Badda, and Gulshan areas, according to locals.
The agitated students said they are blocking the road to demand compensation and justice for Nadia.
Earlier in the day, police arrested the driver and the helper of the bus that killed Nadia near Jamuna Future Park in the city on Sunday.
Police also seized the bus involved in the accident, said Abdul Ahad, deputy commissioner (Gulshan) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police.
On Sunday, Nadia, 24, a Pharmacy department 4th-year student of Northern University, died when the bus hit the motorcycle carrying her.
Later, a case was filed at Vatara police station under Road Transport Act -2018 in this connection on Sunday.
