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The students blockaded roads in GEC intersection and Nasirabad of the port city in protest.
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Md Shahinuzzaman, Khulshi Police Station officer-in-charge, said: “The students staged rallies and formed human chains to voice their demand. Although the protest brought traffic to a standstill temporarily, it ended peacefully.”
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However, the students also demanded the withdrawal of all extra fees and reduction of semester fees in all private polytechnic institutes by 50% and addition of more seats in technical universities – including Dhaka University of Engineering and Technology – by 2021.
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On Friday, the government again extended the closure of educational institutions until January 30 as the Covid-19 situation shows no sign of improvement.
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The education ministry said that the decision would be effective for all educational institutions, except for the Qawmi madrasas.
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The government shut schools and educational institutions on March 17 last year after the country confirmed its first Covid-19 cases on March 8. The closure was extended several times, most recently until January 16 this year.