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HSC examinees on Wednesday withdrew their demand for the resignation of Education and Primary and Mass Education Adviser Dr ANM Ehsanul Haque Milon and instead presented a six-point proposal, as a delegation of protesting students entered the Secretariat for talks with the authorities.
The representatives headed towards the Secretariat from Education Bhaban at around 5:00pm. Earlier, at about 3:45pm, police had stopped protesters with barricades in front of Education Bhaban on Abdul Gani Road as they marched from the Science Lab intersection towards the Secretariat.
Under their previously announced programme, students gathered on Science Lab Road at around 2:30pm after completing their examinations, blocking traffic at the busy intersection before beginning their march towards the Ministry of Education at around 3:15pm.
The six-point proposal calls for giving examinees the option to retake examinations held during the adverse weather, with the higher score between the original and retaken examinations counted as the final result.
It also seeks full marks for incorrect questions, adequate time for students to recover mentally before any retake examinations, consideration of the unannounced changes in question patterns during evaluation, and an end to what students described as unnecessarily harsh or intimidating conduct by some invigilators during examinations.
Earlier in the day, students resumed protests for a second consecutive day, initially demanding the education adviser’s resignation. As part of their announced “Long March to the Ministry of Education,” they blocked roads in several parts of the capital, including Science Lab and Uttara.
The demonstrations caused widespread traffic disruption in areas including Science Lab, Uttara and Mirpur, leaving commuters stranded in severe congestion.
The protests began on Tuesday after students criticised the government’s decision to hold the HSC and equivalent examinations despite severe weather conditions and accused the education adviser of referring to examinees as “farm chickens,” prompting demonstrations and road blockades across Dhaka.
