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HSC examinees block Uttara road for 2nd day demanding Education Minister's resignation
|FATEMA BISWAS
PICTURE CREDIT: Collected
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In a Nutshell:
- Students blocked all four lanes of Dhaka Mymensingh highway in Uttara today
- Separate group blocked Dhaka Aricha highway at Pakiza intersection in Savar
- Traffic came to a standstill toward central Dhaka and Gazipur
- Education minister urged students to end protests, promised re-exams
Why it Matters
This is the second straight day of highway blockades, showing the education minister's parliament assurance a day earlier did nothing to calm students. Protesters explicitly rejected his promise, vowing to continue until their demands are met and pushing ahead with a planned long march to the education ministry.
What We Think
Repeating a blockade a day after the minister's assurances shows students simply do not trust the government's word anymore. When a promise in parliament fails to stop protests within 24 hours, it points to a credibility gap, not a communication problem.
