College students continue agitation
The students at a press conference on Sunday said that the NU vice-chancellor, proctor, assistant proctors, officials and employees are responsible for the attack.
Students continued agitation to press home their five-point demand since April 12.
The demands include permission of students under 2001-02 academic session to sit for part-two exam and retake exams only for the subjects failed in part-one exam and reformation of four-year course syllabus on the basis of opinion from the teachers concerned and cancellation of new rules regarding promotion.
Their demands also include launching of tutorial and assignment systems in each department and its evaluation in the final exams, publishing of result within three months of the examinations and preparation of question papers and evaluation of answer sheets by the teachers of the affiliated colleges.
They also demanded compensation and proper treatment of the injured students.
At least 50 students were injured during the attack by the NU employees in front of the vice-chancellor's office on May 5.
The students yesterday also threatened tougher programmes if their demands were not met immediately. They will give an ultimatum to the NU authorities from separate rallies on their respective campus today.
Different left-leaning student organisations yesterday brought out separate processions and held rallies on the Dhaka University campus to express solidarity with their demands. They demanded punishment to the culprits responsible for the attack on students.
The speakers at the rallies demanded removal of the NU VC. They said the demands of the students under NU affiliated colleges were logical and the authorities should meet those immediately.
Progotishil Chhatra Jote, Bangladesh Chhatra Union and Samajtantrik Chhatra Front held the rallies.
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