Action Against 7 Sparks Protest
Dinajpur textile students go on rampage
Students of Dinajpur Textile Institute yesterday went on a rampage after the authorities did not allow seven of their fellows to fill up their registration forms.
They vandalised the principal's office and a laboratory room during the violent protest.
Of the seven, Shafiqul Hasan, Imtiaz Ahmed, Forhat Monzur and Hamidul Islam are the students of 4th semester while Arifuzzaman, Golam Mostafa and Boni Amin of 6th semester.
The incident took place at around 12:00pm when the seven came to know that they were not eligible to fill the forms for appearing the final and test examinations, said the campus sources.
As the news spread, the angry students locked in an altercation with the teachers over the issue and went on rampage at the institute.
On information, police rushed to the spot and brought the situation under control at about 1:00pm.
According to the authorities, attendance of the seven students at their classes was less than 80 per cent which barred them from filling the forms.
Meanwhile, the aggrieved students said all the textile institutions across the country allowed their students to appear examinations who had class attendance below 80 percent.
The agitating students also threatened to go for a tougher programme if the seven were not allowed to fill up the forms within today.
Contacted, principal Md Mohibul Islam said the decision to bar the 7 was taken by the academic council.
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