Students of seven colleges affiliated to Dhaka University blocked the capital’s Nilkhet intersection for 6 hours 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 12.45pm. Earlier they brought out a procession from TSC of Dhaka University to the Nilkhet intersection.
Later, the students withdrew their blockade around 6.45pm. Following the blockade, DU postponed the 3rd year final exams of the 2022 academic year.
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 go 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.
