Students block rail tracks in Mohakhali, halting train services

Train services between Dhaka and several parts of the country were stopped on Monday after students from Titumir College blocked the rail tracks in Mohakhali. 

The protest started around 11:00 AM, as the students, demanding that their college be upgraded to a university, also blocked nearby roads.

The blockade caused major disruptions to train services. 

According to Khairul Kabir, a divisional transport officer in Dhaka, all train services were halted from 11:45 AM.

"We want our college to be upgraded to a university and won‍‍`t leave the tracks until our demands are met," said Shihab, a first-year student involved in the protest.

The students stopped the Agnibina Express, a train traveling from Jamalpur‍‍`s Tarakandi to Dhaka, and threw bricks at it, according to a railway official. 

The train was able to continue its journey after a short delay.

At around 12:07 PM, the students also blocked another train, forcing it to stop on the tracks.

By 12:15 PM, Joynal Abedin, the officer-in-charge at Kamalapur Police Station, confirmed that police were on their way to the protest site to handle the situation.