Degree students of 7 DU-affiliated colleges block Nilkhet road as exams get postponed

Diploma college students of seven schools affiliated to Dhaka College (DU) have blocked the Nilkhet intersection within the capital demanding the continuation of their ongoing exams.

A whole lot of scholars of these establishments took to the road at round 9am on Saturday.

Stream of site visitors has been badly disrupted on Mirpur Street and Elephant Street, and likewise on streets in Shahbagh, Bangshal, Nayabazar and different adjoining areas.

The protesting college students stated that they had been scheduled to take a seat for his or her final diploma examination right this moment (22 January). 

Earlier this morning, as they arrived at their respective centres, they had been knowledgeable that the exams have been postponed because of the deteriorating Covid-19 scenario of the nation.

The agitated college students stated that they weren’t knowledgeable beforehand concerning the growth and no notices or bulletins had been issued on this regard.

The protesters claimed that examinations for second-year diploma college students had been speculated to be held again in 2018.

Nevertheless, resulting from session jams, it was rescheduled to finish in January, 2022. 

Though the exams, which began on 21 November final yr, had been supposed to finish right this moment, it has been postponed because of the pandemic, they added.

Kawsar Hossain, a scholar of Kabi Nazrul Authorities School, stated, “We’re already in the midst of a horrible session jam. At this time was our final examination. 

“I got here to the centre after which was knowledgeable concerning the postponement. Why such injustice with us?”