UNB, Dhaka :
Students seven colleges affiliated to Dhaka University have blocked the capital’s Nilkhet intersection demanding an easing of CGPA conditions for promotion and to protest “discrimination of DU authority” by staging a symbolic ‘mass suicide’ program.
They formed the blockade at the intersection around 12.45 pm. Earlier they brought out a procession from TSC of Dhaka University to the Nilkhet intersection.
Taslim Chowdhury, coordinator of the Seven College Movement, said, “We met Supriya Ma’am, principal of Eden Mohila College, she assured us to fulfill our demands earlier on August 16. But we see no visible advancement in this process. That’s why we again came here to claim our demands. We will not get back home until our demands are heard.”
They demanded a balanced promotion policy following the promotion policy of Dhaka University and cancelling the police action to bar them from appearing in the final exams when their CGPA is below 2.50 out of CGPA 4.00, and allowing them to be promoted to the next year through quality improvement tests if a student fails three subjects.
While protesting, some seven college students fell sick and immediately were taken to Dhaka Medical college hospital for treatment.
Meanwhile, due to such activities of affiliated seven College students, traffic jams have been created on various roads of the capital including in Dhaka University area roads as Nilkhet intersection is one of the busiest and important intersections in the city.
