A video circulating on social media has been misleadingly claimed to show a protest by SSC candidates demanding 'auto pass'.
The video depicts students chanting slogans such as "Fire has ignited in our blood," "We have shed blood, we will shed more," and "In the flood of blood, injustice will drown." Nowhere in the video do the students call for an 'auto pass' for the SSC examinations.
Upon closer inspection, the students are seen holding a banner. Though the banner is somewhat obscured by a crowd, the upper part of it clearly reads, "Protest against the illegal 33% promotion of Craft Instructors." Besides, the middle portion of the banner indicates "Boycott Exams," while the bottom section shows "Rangpur Ideal."
These details suggest that the protest is not related to the SSC exams but to a different issue.
Fact-Check
The video has been widely shared on Facebook groups, individual profiles, and TikTok over the past few days, falsely claiming that it shows students protesting for 'auto pass' in the 2024 SSC exams.
The video was even shared by a Facebook group named "SSC Batch 2024 and 2025" on Sunday, April 6, with a caption stating, "We want auto pass in this year's SSC exams because our preparation has been poor due to the July Revolution movement and observing Ramadan. We will form a movement from our respective places. Our demand is one, we want auto pass."
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The video was also shared by another group called "Dreams Medicalian InshaAllah," perpetuating the same claim. However, a fact-check by the news agency UNB has revealed that the video actually shows a protest by students from Rangpur Ideal Institute of Technology.
On March 21, students from various polytechnic institutes in Rangpur, including those from Rangpur Ideal Institute of Technology, staged a protest, boycotted exams, and held a human chain and rally.
The protest was in response to the government's decision to grant a 30% promotion to Craft Instructors. During the protest, students also submitted a memorandum to the district commissioner demanding the cancellation of the promotion order.
The video first appeared on TikTok from the account "Jehad155," with the caption "Remove the Crafts, Save Polytechnic." It was later misrepresented on social media as a protest demanding 'auto pass' for the SSC exams.
The video is not related to the ongoing SSC exam protests but rather to the protests concerning the promotion of Craft Instructors in polytechnic institutions. This misinformation has been widely spread across social media, falsely associating it with the 'auto pass' demand.