Agitation by private university students in the capital and outside Dhaka yesterday (Thursday) brought traffic to a standstill. Thousands of people, particularly patients and the old, suffered immensely When the wheels of different modes of transport did not turn for hours due to obstruction of roads by the agitators, commuters had to sweat it out inside packed vehicles, or had to walk in the blazing sun. While the students were busy chanting slogans, raising banners, festoons or writing on streets, patients were groaning in hospital-bound ambulances stuck in the streets. The students were protesting against the police attack on East West University students on Wednesday and demanding cancellation of the 7.5 per cent value added tax (VAT) on…

Finance Minister AMA Muhith yesterday apologised for his remarks against the movement of public university…