Bangladesh, July 16 -- Students staged fresh protests across Dhaka city on Wednesday, blocking key intersections while launching a 'Long March to the Ministry of Education' to press for the resignation of Education Minister ANM Ehsanul Hoque Milon and the postponement of HSC examinations.

The demonstrations, which severely disrupted traffic in several parts of the city, including Shahbagh, were triggered by growing anger over holding HSC and equivalent examinations amid persistent heavy rain and waterlogging, errors in question papers, and controversial remarks attributed to the education minister. A group of HSC examinees blocked the Shahbagh intersection around 6:00pm in support of their three-point demand, bringing traffic to a stand...