DU students ask for residential facilities to reopen before exams

A group of Dhaka University students today demanded ensuring residential facilities for them before exams of the final year and masters from December 26 during the coronavirus pandemic.

They placed six demands during a human chain held at the base of Raju Memorial Sculpture on the campus.

Their demands include reopening residential halls, ensuring review classes of courses for those who couldn't join online classes, and transportation facilities for non-residential students.

They also demanded two semester final exams should not be taken at the same time and to give students enough time to prepare for exams.

The students threatened to intensify their protest if the university authorities fail to manage accommodation facilities.

Some leaders and activists of Bangladesh Sadharan Chhatra Odhikar Parishad held a separate protest at the base of Raju Memorial Sculpture to press their four-point demand including reopening dorms maintaining health guidelines, ensuring security for examinees and setting up a separate coronavirus unit at Dhaka University medical centre for students.

Bin Yamin Molla, one of the key leaders of the organisation, also demanded ensuring digital devices and data pack for students who cannot join online classes and take part in academic activities.

Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal also gave a memorandum to Vice-Chancellor Prof Akhtaruzzaman to press home similar demands.