Staff Correspondent
Published:09 Jun 2024, 05:22 PM
DU again uproar against quota restoration, students ultimatum
Dhaka University campus is again in uproar against the High Court's order to restore 56 percent quota including 30 percent freedom fighter quota in first and second class government jobs. Hundreds of thousands of students of Dhaka University (DU) are protesting in the campus to build a 'non-discrimination society' demanding the cancellation of quota.
On Sunday (June 9) at 11:30 a.m., the students announced that they would remain on the streets until their demands were met in a protest rally organized at the foot of Dhaka University's anti-terrorism Raju sculpture.
Earlier, the students started a huge protest march from in front of the central library of the university and went around the various roads of the campus via Kala Bhavan, Mall Chatwar, VC Chatwar, TSC and met in a rally at the foot of anti-terrorist Raju sculpture.
At this time, the students said, "The principles of the constitution/liberation war, equality of opportunity", "Give news to the whole of Bengal, bury the quota system", "The tools of the eighteen, let them roar again", "Wake up, wake up, the students' society has woken up", "Legche re, fire in blood" Like', 'Quota system, want to cancel, want to cancel', 'Against quota system, direct action', 'Quota not merit, merit merit', 'Compromise not struggle, struggle struggle', 'There is no room for discrimination in Bengal during the liberation war'- etc. started giving slogans.
After the rally, a group of students went to the High Court to submit a written memorandum to the Attorney General. At that time, the students announced continuous agitation if the demands are not accepted by June 30.