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Students for opening DU halls before exams
DHAKA, Dec 12, 2020 (BSS) – Students of Dhaka University (DU) continued to protest the authorities’ decision to hold exams without opening halls.
Hailing the decision the students immediately demanded of the authorities to open dormitories before the exams.
Student organizations including Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) and Bangladesh Chhatra Federation in separate statements demanded opening of dormitories otherwise what they said threatening to take to the street.
In the statement, the organizations welcomed university’s decision of holding honours final year and master’s exams aiming to reduce session jam but they protested holding of exams without opening dormitories as lion portion of the students from far flung areas of the country do not have alternate accommodation facilities to the resident halls.
Terming the decision as anti-students’ interest BCL DU unit General Secretary Saddam Hussein said the university will have to arrange the examinations on time, following health safety guidelines and other rules, set by the government.
“Holding of exams is important to stop session jam and letting the students to participate in the competitive job exams including Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) but the decision of taking examinations without opening halls is one-sided and inconsistent with reality,” he added.
Saddam said authorities should think specially for the female students who are unable to get rented houses within 16 days is not quite easy and they will be thrown to the economic hardship.
Scores of Dhaka University (DU) students on Friday formed a human chain at the base of Anti Terrorist Raju Memorial Sculpture on the campus demanding opening the residential halls of the university before starting the examinations.
“However, the university is not thinking to reopen the dormitories as the decision was taken considering the health safety of the students as well as overall betterment of teachers and employees” DU Vice-Chancellor Dr Akhtaruzzaman told BSS.
Earlier on Thursday, the authorities of the university at an academic council decided to hold Honours final year and master’s examinations from December 26 to avoid session jam of the students.
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