Students have blocked roads for the second day demanding that the government Titumir College be converted into a university.

They started the protest by blocking the road in front of the college at 11 am on Tuesday (November 19).

Earlier, students of the institution blocked roads and railways in the Mohakhali area from 11 am to 4 pm on Monday (November 18) demanding that the government Titumir College be converted into a university. This stopped traffic on all sides of the busiest road. People suffered. In addition, the students threw bricks and stones at a moving train. Several passengers, including children, were injured in the incident. 

The Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) has arrested former Begum Rokeya University (BRU) proctor Shariful Islam, an accused in the murder case of Abu Sayeed, who was shot dead by police in Rangpur during the anti-discrimination student movement.

He was arrested from the Alamnagar area of the city on Monday (November 18) night.

PBI Rangpur Superintendent of Police ABM Zakir Hossain confirmed the matter. He said that former University proctor Shariful Islam, one of the accused in the murder case of Abu Sayeed, who was shot dead by police at the gate of Begum Rokeya University on July 16, has been arrested. He is accused of giving instructions to the police to shoot while present at the scene.

It is learnt that he will be taken to court at 12 noon on Tuesday (November 19). 

Members of the Tabligh Jamaat have taken a position in front of the Jamuna to meet Chief Adviser Dr. Md. Yunus regarding the first Ijtema and ensuring participation in the Ijtema of Maulana Saad.

On Tuesday (November 19) at around 8:30 am, they took a position in front of the Kakrail Mosque and on the road in front of the Chief Justice's residence.

Later at around 9:30 am, a delegation of 9 members of the Tabligh Jamaat entered the Jamuna at the invitation of Chief Adviser Dr. Md. Yunus's press secretary.

Md. Sayem, the media communication officer of the Saad-supporting Tabligh Jamaat, told Barta24.com that to meet Chief Adviser Dr. Yunus, members of the Tablighi Jamaat have been stationed on the road in front of the Chief Justice's residence in front of the Kakrail Mosque since 8:30 am. Later, around 9:30 am, a delegation of our 9 members entered the Jamuna at the invitation of the Chief Adviser Dr. Md. Yunus's press secretary.

Four people were killed in a bus and pickup collision in Madhupur, Tangail.

The incident took place in the Malauri area of Madhupur pourashava in the early hours of Tuesday (November 19). The identities of the deceased were not immediately known.

Duty officer of Madhupur police station Md. Manjurul Haque confirmed the accident.

He said that a bus and a pickup collided in the Malauri area after dawn today. In this, 4 people in the pickup died on the spot. Their bodies were recovered and brought to the police station. However, no one's name and identity were immediately available.