Dhaka, Dec. 8 -- Students of seven colleges demanding the issuance of the proposed Dhaka Central University ordinance have once again occupied Abdul Gani Road in front of the Shikkha Bhaban, disrupting traffic.

Traffic movement from the High Court intersection towards the Secretariat was brought to a halt after the students took up positions on the road around 1:45pm on Monday.

The demonstrators, who have been holding a sit-in in front of the Shikkha Bhaban since Sunday, sat down on the road and chanted slogans pressing for immediate issuance of the ordinance.

Police have placed barricades from the High Court intersection towards the Secretariat, blocking the lane entirely and stopping traffic on that stretch.

"We will continue until ...