Students gather outside BNS centre in Uttara

A group of students has gathered outside the BNS Center in Uttara, Dhaka shortly after 1:00 pm today, Wednesday, Tareq Ahmed Beg, Deputy Commissioner of the Uttara Division of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP), confirmed to Prothom Alo.

Students staged demonstrations, blocked roads, and held rallies throughout Tuesday in Dhaka, Chattogram, and several other parts of the country, protesting the decision to hold the Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) examinations despite heavy rain and waterlogging, as well as errors in the Physics examination paper and concerns over the quality of its questions.

At around 9:45 pm yesterday, a group of students in Dhaka concluded the day’s protest after announcing a new programme.

The students said that if today’s (Wednesday’s) scheduled examination was not postponed, they would launch a ‘Long March to the Ministry of Education’ beginning at 3:00pm.

The protesters have put forward a three-point demand, including the resignation of Education Minister ANM Ehsanul Hoque Milon over what they described as offensive remarks about students.

Meanwhile, the education minister expressed regret in Parliament yesterday for his comments about the students.