Students of the seven government colleges affiliated with Dhaka University put up barricade at Nilkhet intersection in the city on Saturday demanding withdrawal of the decision to postpone their examinations — Focus Bangla Students of seven government colleges affiliated with Dhaka University blocked the Nilkhet intersection on Saturday morning in protest against the government's decision to postpone exams, reports UNB.
Over 100 students took to the streets around 09:00 am and staged demonstrations for nearly two hours, disrupting rush-hour traffic on the busy road.
A student, preferring anonymity, told the news agency that they were not informed about the suspension of their exams earlier and they came to know about the same only after reaching the test centres.
After staging their protests until 11:00 am, the students went to the Dhaka University campus to meet the controller of exams. Later, they went to meet the authorities of Eden College at the controller's request.
Government Bangla College student Rabeya said, "We blocked the busy Nilkhet crossing to protest the sudden suspension of our exams."
Vehicular movement on the busy road remained halted for two hours following the protest, causing immense sufferings to commuters.
Earlier on Friday, the government announced the closure of all schools, colleges and universities of the country from January 21 to February 06 in an effort to stem the spread of Covid-19 in the country.
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