Science Lab blockade demanding ordinance for Dhaka Central University

Bangla Press Desk:  Students from the seven colleges blocked the Science Lab intersection in the capital on Wednesday, demanding the promulgation of an ordinance for the proposed Dhaka Central University. 

The blockade began around 12:45pm, when students marched from Dhaka College to the Science Lab area, bringing traffic in the locality to a standstill.

The protesting students said that the updated draft of the Dhaka Central University Act–2025 must be approved at the advisory council meeting scheduled for Thursday (January 15). At the same time, they demanded that the final ordinance be issued by the President.

Earlier, in a press release sent to the media on Tuesday (13 January), the students said that the draft Dhaka Central University Act–2025, formulated to establish Dhaka Central University by integrating the seven colleges, was published on the Ministry of Education’s website on September 24 last year. They added that the draft was later updated through several consultation meetings with stakeholders.

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