Students left the roads in Dhaka's Farmgate area after a couple of hours of blockade demanding justice and road safety reforms after one of their fellow classmates, Sifat, was killed two days ago when a truck ran him over near the area.

The protest began around 11am from Government Science College Road and extended to the Farmgate intersection, paralysing traffic movement in one of the capital's busiest roads.

Ibne Mizan, Deputy Commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police, told journalists that the students had blocked the road for nearly two hours.

"We requested them to leave the road. They demanded a fair trial and the abolition of any illegal parking on roads," he added.

Carrying placards and chanting slogans, the students under the banner of "United Students Alliance, Farmgate" have placed five key demands before the authorities:

Police have been deployed to the area to maintain order and negotiate with the protesting students.

Farmgate / Traffic