Doubling of tuition fee triggers protest
Guardians of the students of The Millennium Stars School and College in Rangpur city block Rangpur-Dinajpur highway yesterday protesting exorbitant hike in the tuition and admission fees for different classes of the institution.Photo: STAR
Guardians of the students of The Millennium Stars School and College, an English medium institution in Rangpur city, blocked the adjacent Rangpur-Dinajpur highway yesterday morning hike exorbitant protesting in tuition and admission fees. This year the school authorities demanded Tk 13,000 as admission fee and Tk 2,600 as monthly tuition fee for each of class three students whereas the fees last year were Tk 5,000 and Tk 1,300, said the agitating guardians, adding that the fees for other classes also see unfair increase. A large number of vehicles got stranded on the road during the blockade for half an hour from 10:00am. Later the principal of the institute persuaded the aggrieved guardians to withdraw the road blockade by assuring them to consider the matter. Guardians warned of tougher movement if the institute authorities did not reduce the fees. Contacted over cell phone, Md Abu Sayeed, principal of The Millennium Stars School and College, said he was busy at an emergency meeting of the institute and so, could not talk on the matter. Admitting yesterday's incident, Arjun Kumar, a teacher of the institution, said the authorities concerned would take a decision regarding the issue soon.
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