Student-protests

A misleading claim and social media posts have recently been circulated regarding the death of July Uprising martyr Abu Sayed. The posts include an image of his death certificate or proof of death and claim that although Abu Sayed was seen being shot between 1 pm and 2 pm, records on the death document show that he was brought to the hospital at 8:05 pm as ‘Brought Dead.’ Based on this long gap in time, the posts claim that if it is revealed where he was kept for those 6 to 7 hours, the r...

After four consecutive days of protests, the Indian central government has extended a conciliatory message to the protesting students. Addressing the protesters and the Kakroach Janata Party (CJP), Union Minister Jitendra Singh said the government is ready to hold talks on the students’ demands “any time, any place.” He also claimed that four proposals for dialogue have been sent to the protesters since Tuesday. On the fourth day of the ongoing student protests in Delhi, the central gover...

Students protesting over various HSC examination-related demands have once again called for the resignation of the education minister. They said their programs would continue until their demands are met. They made the remarks at a press conference at the Science Lab intersection on Thursday afternoon. At the time, HSC candidate Rayan of Ideal College said the protest had been withdrawn for the day considering the rain and the public suffering. At the press conference, the students said th...

Amid an intensified movement by HSC examinees, Education Adviser Dr. A N M Ehsanul Hoque Milon has held a meeting with Prime Minister Tarique Rahman. During the meeting, the education adviser is briefing the prime minister in detail on the overall situation. The meeting began Tuesday afternoon at the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban. The students took to the streets mainly demanding the education adviser’s resignation over the holding of the HSC and equivalent examinations during adverse weather con...

The movement demanding the resignation of the education minister is gaining momentum. Protesters have demanded that Education Minister Dr. A N M Ehsanul Hoque Milon resign by 6 pm. On Tuesday at around 5:30 pm, they left the Science Lab area in scattered groups and headed toward the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban. While demonstrating in the Science Lab area, City College examinee Md. Miraj Hossain, speaking on behalf of the students, said in the ultimatum, “The education minister must resign by 6...

Students have staged protests against the holding of the Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) examinations despite severe weather conditions. They have also alleged errors in the Physics question paper and said the questions were excessively difficult. Over these issues, protesting students have demanded the resignation of Education Minister Dr. A N M Ehsanul Hoque Milon. Today, Tuesday, they organized road blockades, rallies and processions in the capital and several districts across the country....