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Students from various educational institutions staged demonstrations in the capital’s Nilkhet intersection on Monday protesting the latest hike in fuel prices. The students demanded lowering the prices of fuel to their previous rates within 48 hours, cancelling the decision of raising the fares of public transports, and ensuring half fare for students in public transports. The prices of fuel were increased abruptly on Friday night following which the fares of public transports also shot up. Also read: Students hold protest rallies in Shahbagh against fuel price hike Ismail Samrat, Chief Coordinator of the Seven College Movement, said, “Anarchy is going on in the name of fares in the public transport sector.  It must be stopped.  Commuters have to pay two to three times more than the previously fixed fare due to the unbearable condition created by the transport owners." After the programme, the protesting students went to Modhur Canteen to join another program called by the left leaning alliances to protest against police attack on their procession against fuel price hike on Sunday. Also read: Police fired at Bhola rally to silence dissent: BNP

Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) Central Executive Committee expelled Mushfiq Tahmid Tonmoy, organising secretary of its Rajshahi University (RU) unit, for hiring proxy examinees for admission seekers. Tonmoy was expelled from the Awami League's student wing for violating party discipline with his involvement in admission test irregularities, BCL Central Committee President Al Nahian Khan Joy and General Secretary Lekhak Bhattacharjee said Thursday. On July 26, four people were arrested for tampering with the admission test of the "A" unit of the RU through impersonation. Later, a mobile court sentenced them to one-year imprisonment. Read: RU aspirants' protest: Padma Express leaves Rajshahi after 2.5 hours One of the arrestees, Bayezid Khan, told the police that Tonmoy had arranged for him to appear as a proxy. RU Wednesday cancelled the entry test result of an admission seeker who hired a proxy examinee to take the exam for him. Proxy examinee Bayezid secured the first position on behalf of Tanveer Ahmed in Group-2 of the A unit entry test for the academic year 2021-2022.

A student of Dhaka University has been suspended for sexually abusing her female classmate. The decision was taken at a disciplinary committee meeting held at Nawab Ali Chowdhury Senate building on Thursday. DU VC Prof Akhtaruzzaman presided over the meeting. Also read: Students involved in female student assault to be expelled: CU VC "Kabir Ahmed Kaushik, a post graduate student of Communication Disorder department, has been suspended as allegation of sexual abuse against him was found true initially,"  said a  press release. On September 29 last year, a female student of the same department submitted a written complaint against Kabir Ahmed Kaushik to the proctor of the university for abusing her sexually. Also read: BCL leader expelled on allegation of abducting, torturing youth in Satkhira

AHZ Associates Bangladesh is going to organize a UK Education Expo 2022 on Saturday at The Peninsula Chittagong in Chattogram. The program will remain open from 11 am till 5 pm for the aspirants who are seeking opportunities to pursue their higher education in the United Kingdom, according to a press release. At the event, representatives from numerous British universities will be present, and potential students will have the opportunity to submit their applications for the upcoming intake (2023) with scholarships. Also read: Online transfer system of govt primary teachers resumes Prospective students can register for the IELTS and receive a 100% IELTS registration fee refund from AHZ Associates. The press release also mentions that banks will also assist the intended students with opening their student file. AHZ Associates will provide 100% free service and they will also guide them to choosing the right university with the right course and get a quick offer letter. Also read: Applications invited for Chevening scholarships

Raidul Khan Kowshik, a third-year student of the University of Dhaka, has been taken into police custody for molesting a girl at University’s TSC. Police however are yet to find his involvement  in the incident.  Asked about the incident, officer-in-charge of Shahabag Police Station told UNB that Raidul was brought to custody under allegations. "We primarily did not find his involvement in the incident," he added. A female student of Dhaka University (DU) filed a case against five to six unidentified students for molesting her in the Teacher-Student Center (TSC). Read: Legal notice served on Dhaka University for barring married students from halls "A female student filed a complaint to the proctor office of the university and based on the complaint, the proctor office handed over a student named Raidul Khan Kaushik to the police station for interrogation," said DU proctor AKM Golam Rabbani. According to the complaint, the victim student was talking to youth at TSC around 7pm on Monday when five to five unidentified youths talked to them and at one stage assaulted both of them. Later, a case was filed against 4/5 unidentified people at Shahbagh Police Station. Based on the complaint, after seeing the CCTV footage of TSC, the proctor's office initially got the involvement of a second-year student of the university named Abdullah Al Maruf. Later, when he went to catch the student at Madhur canteen, Maruf led the proctor to another student named Raidul Khan Kaushik. After finding Kaushik, the proctor's office handed him over to Shahbagh police station for preliminary interrogation.

An aggrieved faction of Bangladesh Chhatra League's (BCL) Chittagong University (CU) unit lifted its indefinite blockade on Tuesday, following an assurance from the Deputy Education Minister of Bangladesh. Members of the BCL faction had been protesting the exclusion of their leaders from the new committee since Monday. "We have decided to stop the movement after getting an assurance from Deputy Minister for Education, Mohibul Hassan Chowdhoury Nowfel," the protesting faction told reporters on the campus. Also read: BCL faction’s blockade halts classes, exams at CU Earlier around 12pm, the leaders of the protesting faction opened the main gate of the university near zero point of the campus. "We have suspended our ongoing protest honouring the assurance from our leader, Mohibul Hassan Chowdhoury Nowfel. He will discuss the matter with central BCL leaders and hopefully dedicated and qualified leaders will get berths in the committee,” said Shakhawat Hossain, one of the leaders of the protesting group. After three years, the full committee of the CU unit of BCL was announced on Sunday. On Monday, BCL activists, who didn't get any post in the new committee, enforced the blockade programme, halting classes and exams of the university. The agitated students demanded the reconstitution of the committee as well as the removal of Mohammad Ilyas from the post of joint general secretary, accusing him of drug peddling. Also read: CU student assault: 5 BCL activists remanded The CU shuttle train service also came to a halt due to the alleged abduction of three staffers, including the loco master. Railway authorities have refused to operate shuttle trains, citing safety concerns.

A faction of Bangladesh Chhatro League’s (BCL) Chittagong University unit on Monday enforced a blockade on the campus following announcement of the  full committee of the unit. BCL activists, who didn't get any posts in the new  committee, enforced the blockade programme, halting classes and exams of the university. Following the announcement of CU unit BCL committee on Sunday night, the leaders and activists got agitated and demanded reformation of the committee. The agitated students also demanded the removal of Mohammad Ilyas from the post of joint general secretary of the committee alleging him to be drug dealer. Read:CU student assault: 5 BCL activists remanded Shayan Das Gupta, who got the post of vice-president in the new committee, said those who were involved in BCL politics from the beginning have been deprived. Many outsiders got positions in this committee in exchange of money. “We do not accept this committee.” BCL leader Dolowar Hossain, who didn’t get post, said the committee has been announced depriving the qualified and dedicated BCL activists. The shuttle train service also came to a halt due to alleged abduction of three people including the loco master. Meanwhile, the railway authorities refused to operate shuttle trains due to security concerns. Sholoshohor station master Tanmoy Chowdhury said no train left for the university due to the blockade. “Also three people including a loco master and a guard were abducted from Jhautola railway station.” The full committee of CU unit of BCL was announced after three years on Sunday.

The new routine for Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examinations 2022 has been published.The Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education released the routine for all educational boards on Sunday.According to the routine, the examination will begin on 15 September and continue till October 15. Read: SSC, HSC Certificate Information Change or Correction Process in BangladeshAll examinations will be held from 2pm to 4pm.The SSC and its equivalent examinations, under all the education boards scheduled to begin on June 19, were postponed due to the flood situation in the country on June 17.Like the previous year, the examinations will be held on the shortened syllabus.A total of 20,21,868 students are expected to sit for the examinations.

Students of various educational institutions of Dhaka who hail from Panchagarh have demanded setting up of a medical college and hospital in Panchagarh. They formed a human chain in front of the national Museum at Shahabagh in the capital around 12pm on Saturday. Majharul Houqe Prodhan, parliament member of Panchagarh -1, Mahbubur Rahman Faruki, joint secretary to Road Transport Division, Dhaka University unit Chhatra League General secretary Saddam Hussein, among others, joined the programme. "The demand for establishment of a medical college and hospital in Panchagarh is not something new. We have been demanding for it since a long time," MP Majharul Islam said. Read: A modern international standard medical education system is on the anvil: Official document "I raised this demand at the National Parliament in the presence of the Prime Minister but it has not been implemented yet. Presently Panchagarh Sadar Hospital has 250 beds. Another medical college can be established. The people of Panchagarh still have to go to different places for better treatment," he added. Mahbubur Rahman said, "Patients are usually referred to Rangpur, Dinajpur or Dhaka from Panchagarh. Many people die on the way from Panchagarh or many do not get treatment due to financial constraint."

Padma Express, bound for Dhaka, left Rajshahi Wednesday evening nearly two and a half hours after Rajshahi University (RU) admission seekers barred the train from leaving the platform, protesting the sale of tickets on the black market. The train left Rajshahi Railway Station at 6:25pm for Dhaka, Ashim Kumar Talukder, general manager of Railway's West Zone, said. "The students called off the protest after a new compartment was added to Padma Express." The RU admission test ended with the examination of "B" unit at 2pm. The aspirants blocked Padma Express around 4pm as they were told to get off the train, which already exceeded its maximum capacity, Ashim said. Protesting students alleged that many RU admission seekers were not being able to return home as extra train coaches were not arranged for them and tickets were sold on the black market. Also read: Admission seekers’ blockade snaps Dhaka’s rail link with other parts for over 3 hrs