Students bring out anti-VAT processions in city

Students of various private universities as part of their ongoing movement brought out processions in different parts of Dhaka city on Saturday protesting the imposition of VAT on tuition fees. Students of Daffodil University brought out a possession on the Mirpur Road in front of the main gate of the university around 11:00am, halting traffic in the area creating a long tailback. At about 12:30pm, a procession brought out by students of State University from in front of the university near Kalabagan Bus Stand. The procession paraded different streets and terminated on the university’s main campus at Dhanmondi, creating snarl. Likewise, World University students brought out a procession from Asad Gate chanting slogans against the VAT imposition on tuition fees. Earlier on July 4, the NBR issued a notification imposing 7.5 per cent VAT (Valued Added Tax) on the tuition fees of the private universities and medical colleges, according to a news agency.
- biplab