A Dhaka court on Thursday sent 26 HSC students to jail in a case over Wednesday’s demonstration at the Secretariat demanding the re-evaluation of their results terming those as ‘discriminatory’.
Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Belal Hossain passed the order after investigation officer Ekramul Haque, a sub-inspector from Shahbagh Police Station, produced the accused before the court and pleaded to keep them behind bars, reports UNB.
They are Zahirul Islam, 20, Foysal Hasan, 21, Raihan Hossain, 21, Rubel Ahmed, 18, Riad Mahmud, 21, Mezbaul Rahman Millad, 18, Mehedi Hasan, 18, Md Soan, 21, Imran hossain Arman, 18, Md Mehedi Hasan Antar, 19, Md Sagar, 18, Md Rohan, 18, Shahrier Hossain Soad, 18, Ahad Molla, 22, Md Sohan, 18, Md Masnun, 18, Md Naim, 18, Imam Hasan, 18, Md Shakil, 18, Md Selim, 18, Md Saklain Mustak, 18, Md Hanjalal, 22, Mashiur Rahman, 18, Md Prantik, 18, Md Tasim Rahman, 18 and Rabin Mia, 18.
Police filed the case against them with Shahbagh Police Station today.
On Wednesday, some 60-70 students who failed to pass the exams or got poor scores stormed the Secretariat around 3:30 pm demanding cancellation of the recently published HSC results.
Police detained 54 people from the Secretariat and freed 28 of them on bond from the guardians of the students.
Bd-pratidin English/Lutful Hoque
