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The latest phase of the protest, against quota reinstatement for first and second-class government jobs, continued for the third day.
Students from various government universities, including Dhaka University, Jahangirnagar University, Chittagong University, and Bangladesh Agricultural University, have continued their protest marches and highway blockades for the third consecutive day, demanding the reinstatement of the 2018 quota cancellation circular.
Around 3,000 students from Dhaka University started a rally this afternoon at around 3pm from the central library and made its way through Kola Bhaban (DU fine arts building), Surja Sen Hall, Haji Muhammad Mohsin Hall, the Vice Chancellor's Residence, TSC, and Doel Chattar, before heading towards Shahbagh.
However, the protesting students have yet to make an official announcement on the location of the sit-in protest.
As students from seven affiliated colleges joined the DU students' rally, the number of protesters exceeded 5,000 by the time it reached Shahbag.
By 3:45pm, one side of the Shahbagh intersection came under a blockade, prompting a large deployment of law enforcement officials in the area.
Throughout the day, students from several public universities blocked different regional highways as part of their ongoing agitation.
Among them were Barisal University students who blocked the Dhaka-Patuakhali highway, Bangladesh Agricultural University students who blocked the Dhaka-Mymensingh railway, Begum Rokeya University students who blocked the Dhaka-Rangpur highway at the Mordan intersection, Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University students who blocked the Dhaka-Mirpur road, and Jahangirnagar University students who blocked the Dhaka-Aricha highway. Meanwhile, Chittagong University students demonstrated at their main gate.
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