The students who sustained injuries during the recent Students-mass people uprising from the secondary level to university will get tuition fee waiver from the government.
The Ministry of Education issued a notification in this regard on Tuesday in line with the directive of the President.
The government has waived tuition fees for the students of all government and nongovernment high schools, colleges, madrasa and technical educational institutions, including universities, who sustained injuries during the July-August mass upsurge, according to the notification.
However, the injured students have been asked to submit prayers to their respective educational institutions for their treatment support, it added.
At the same time, the relevant authorities in the educational institutions will take immediate action to waive tuition fees upon verifying the authenticity of the appeal.
Authorities of the respective educational institutions will take measures to implement the government decision immediately, said the government note.
According to the primary data collected by the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement's sub-committee on health affairs, more than 31,000 students were injured in the July-August uprising.
Source: The Daily Sun
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