Students taking Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) exams blocked the road in front of the BNS Center in Dhaka's Uttara today (15 July), a day after staging similar demonstrations in different districts over their three demands, including the education minister's resignation.
The demonstrators gathered there at around 1:30pm after having announced the protest on social media.
They blocked the road, bringing traffic on the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway to a standstill in both directions, with vehicles heading towards central Dhaka and Gazipur unable to pass.
The protest follows yesterday's demonstrations, when HSC candidates blocked roads at the Science Laboratory intersection and in Uttara, demanding Education Minister ANM Ehsanul Hoque Milon's resignation, suspension of examinations until weather conditions improve and fresh examinations for candidates who missed tests due to flooding and heavy rain.
Similar protests were also held in Chattogram, Bogura, Barishal and other areas.
HSC exams / ANM Ehsanul Hoque Milon
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