UNB: Leaders and activists Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) of different hall units of Dhaka University demanded arrest of Prothom Alo Editor Matiur Rahman blocking Shahbagh intersection for about two hours yeterday.
The BCL men under the banner of “general students” blocked the area around 10:20am and continued till 12:30pm.
Jaman Sami, a student of 2017-18 academic session of law department, also organizational secretary of Sir AF Rahman hall Chhatra League, said: “Today, we came here to protest yellow journalism practiced by Prothom Alo. Matiur Rahman, the editor of the daily, has been accused of child exploitation, killing a student of Dhaka Residential Model College and so more.”