Zafar Iqbal protests HSC question \\\'leak\\\'

Popular fiction writer and teacher Professor Zafar Iqbal has staged a sit-in against the alleged leak of question papers in the ongoing Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) examinations. His started his four-hour-long protest at around 8am on Friday at the Central Shaheed Minar. Iqbal's wife Yasmin Haque and a number of students and teachers from various institutions joined him. In several of his recent articles, the Shahjalal University of Engineering and Technology (SUST) teacher claimed questions of several HSC tests had been leaked. He had also produced 'credible evidence' to support his claims. Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid had rejected the allegations. He said the government reprinted question papers of several HSC tests after an alleged leak of English second paper questions under Dhaka board. HSC and equivalent examinations had begun across Bangladesh on Apr 3. Iqbal, on May 23, announced his plan for a sit-in protest after the minister's statement. He was seen holding copies of the allegedly leaked question papers. ‘How can we allow this to take place in Bangladesh?’ he asked. "I'm protesting what is wrong.’, according to bdnews24.com.