A group of Dhaka University students demonstrate blocking Shahbagh intersection on Tuesday demanding that the date for the city polls be changed for Saraswati Puja. Jagannath Hall, which houses Hindu students, organises Saraswati Puja along with other higher educational institutions across the country. Several institutions under Dhaka South and North city corporations organise Saraswati Puja and are also used as polling stations. The Jagannath Hall students had earlier sent a letter to the returning officer. We can’t accept it.”The protesters shouted slogans – “No place for inequality in Bangabandhu’s Golden Bangla”, “We don’t accept vote on Puja day”.

Source: bd News24 January 14, 2020 14:03 UTC