Students from seven government colleges in Dhaka have suspended their protest demanding the issuance of an ordinance for the proposed Dhaka Central University following assurances from the Ministry of Education.
They announced the suspension at a press conference in front of Dhaka College on Tuesday afternoon, December 9.
They gave the ministry an ultimatum until December 25 to ensure the issuance of the ordinance and the start of the classes for the freshers; otherwise, they threatened to go to a tougher movement.
“We suspended our movement until December 25, and all students from seven colleges gave consent to this decision. New programmes will be announced if the government does not meet its assurances within the stipulated time,” Robin Hossain, a student of Dhaka College, said at the press conference.
On December 3, students from the seven colleges barricaded the road in front of Dhaka College in the capital, demanding the issuance of the final ordinance of the proposed Dhaka Central University.
Later that day, they announced a continuous sit-in in front of the Shikkha Bhaban from December 7 if the authorities concerned do not issue the final ordinance by December 6.
An Education Ministry notice issued on November 18 stated that the government decided in principle to establish the new public university, Dhaka Central University, comprising seven government colleges in Dhaka.
Earlier, on March 26 this year, the government announced the formation of the Dhaka Central University with seven government colleges of Dhaka ending their affiliation with the Dhaka University.
The seven colleges are Dhaka College, Eden Mahila College, Begum Badrunnessa Govt. Girls College, Shaheed Suhrawardy College, Kabi Nazrul Govt. College, Government Titumir College, and Mirpur Bangla College.
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