Titumir College students postpone movement for 7 days
The students of Government Titumir College have postponed their movement to press home their demand for the college to be announced as a university for seven days.
On behalf of the protesting students, Layek Nur Muhammad made the announcement around 10:00 pm Monday.
Before that, joint education secretary Mohammad Nuruzzaman went to Mohakhali rail crossing area around 9:45 pm and talked with the demonstrating students there.
He told the students that they will have to wait for the next elected government to meet their demand. To run the academic activities up to that point, a committee will be formed comprising representatives from the ministry, college administration and the students. The committee will be in charge of admission related operations for the 2024-25 academic session.
Later, the college's political science department student Layek Nur Mohammad said, "The interim government has requested us to help maintain law and order. If our college gets recognition as a university then the students of other colleges will take to the street for separate universities. In that case, it would be tough for the government to control the situation. So we have decided to wait for the elected government to take over."
Earlier, asked the students for their opinion regarding the education secretary’s proposal to form a committee to run admission activities. The students said they agreed to the proposal. Later, the students on hunger strike drank juice and declared the postponement of their movement.