Police Set Barrier at Shahbagh Metro Rail Station to Stop Protesters
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Police Set Barrier at Shahbagh Metro Rail Station to Stop Protesters
A procession started from Dhaka University Central Library and headed toward Shahbagh via the Raju Memorial Sculpture at TSC. Police officers placed a barrier in front of Shahbagh metro rail station to stop protesters from moving further. A faction of protesters broke through the barricade and moved toward Minto Road, while others remained at Shahbagh blocking the road. The blockade halted all vehicular traffic and protesters chanted slogans.
- Incident Date
- Jul 7, 2024
- Location
Latitude: 23.7386
Longitude: 90.3957
- Location
- Location Name
- Dhaka > Shahbagh > Shahbagh Metro Rail Station
- Event Category
- State Repression
- Perpetrator Entity
- Police
- Description
A procession started from Dhaka University Central Library and headed toward Shahbagh via the Raju Memorial Sculpture at TSC. Police officers placed a barrier in front of Shahbagh metro rail station to stop protesters from moving further. A faction of protesters broke through the barricade and moved toward Minto Road, while others remained at Shahbagh blocking the road. The blockade halted all vehicular traffic and protesters chanted slogans.
- Trigger
- Protesters moving from Dhaka University toward Shahbagh during Bangla Blockade