Students of Government Titumir College once again blocked the Mohakhali-Gulshan road today at 12:20 PM by placing barricades in front of the college gate, demanding the upgradation of the institution to a university. The protesters placed bamboo sticks on the road and used handheld microphones to announce that no vehicles, except for emergency ones, would be allowed to pass until their demand was fulfilled.

Earlier, the protesting students had declared that they would block both the Gulshan-Mohakhali road and the railway lines in Mohakhali from 11:00 AM to 10:00 PM today.

Meanwhile, around 10 students have been on a hunger strike in front of the college gate for the last five consecutive days. Three of them have been hospitalized, while the others continue the strike with saline support, according to Mainuddin, a master's student from the Economics department. 

Initially, the students had planned to start their blockade at 11:00 AM, but it was delayed due to the Saraswati Puja celebrations on campus, Mainuddin said.

"We will continue blocking the roads until our demand is met. Once more students join, we will move towards the Mohakhali intersection," he added.