Protests continue
Students seeking admission to medical and dental colleges continued their demonstration for the third straight day yesterday across the country in protest at the alleged leak of questions ahead of Friday's admission tests.
They demand fresh tests be held.
In Dhaka, the police foiled an attempt to form a human chain in front of the Jatiya Press Club. The protesters even failed to besiege the Directorate General of Health Department, which was part of their protest programme for the day.
They finally staged a sit-in at the Central Shaheed Minar until afternoon and vowed to continue their agitation.
Admission seekers also held demonstrations in Barisal, Bogra, Rangpur, Dinajpur and Sylhet.
Meanwhile, the High Court yesterday summarily rejected a writ petition seeking its order on the government to cancel the results of the medical and dental admission tests.
Aspiring candidates have been agitating since Saturday alleging that questions were leaked the night before the tests. Many candidates got the questions through Facebook, WhatsApp, and other social media, they said.
As per an earlier announcement, students and guardians began gathering in front of the press club around 9:30am to form a human chain.
But policemen who were prepared with armoured personnel carrier and a water cannon asked them to leave the place, students said.
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