Protesters barricade Dhaka's Shahbag intersection demanding rescheduling date for Dhaka city polls on Tuesday, January 14, 2020 Mehedi Hasan/Dhaka TribuneThe general students from Dhaka university blockade Shahbagh intersection demanding rescheduling of the upcoming both city polls'Hundreds of students from Dhaka University (DU) have blockaded the Shahbagh intersection, demanding rescheduling poll dates of both Dhaka city corporations set to be held on December 30. The protest began around 5pm Tuesday, just three hours after the High Court has turned down a writ petition seeking its directive to defer the elections to the two Dhaka city corporations as it coincides with the Saraswati Puja of the Hindu community. “The general students from Dhaka university blockade Shahbagh intersection demanding rescheduling of the upcoming both city polls,” Shahbagh police station Officer-in-Charge Abul Hasan told Dhaka Tribune while confirming the matter. Protesters barricade Dhaka's Shahbag intersection demanding rescheduling date for Dhaka city polls on Tuesday, January 14, 2020 | Mehedi Hasan/Dhaka TribuneThe blockade caused severe traffic gridlock to the entire paths towards New Elephant Road, Farmgate intersection, Gulistan area and DU entryway. On December 22 last year, Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda announced the election schedule for the polls to DNCC and DSCC fixing January 30 as the voting date.

Source: Dhaka Tribune January 14, 2020 11:41 UTC