Students protesting the resignation of Education Adviser C.R. Abrar Chowdhury turned violent on Tuesday as they broke through the Secretariat’s gate and scaled walls to enter the premises. The situation escalated into a battleground as law enforcement responded with baton charges and tear gas to disperse the crowd.
The students had gathered in front of the Secretariat since noon, demanding the resignation of the Education Adviser in response to the crash of an Air Force fighter jet at Milestone School and College in Uttara and the delayed postponement of the HSC examinations. Tensions rose when the students broke the Secretariat’s gate and entered the premises, prompting law enforcement to intervene with baton charges and tear gas.
According to some Secretariat employees and officials, the students vandalized vehicles inside the premises and caused damage in front of the Home and LGRD Ministries. However, the students denied these allegations, claiming they were instructed to enter the Secretariat to present their demands. They stated that Gate No. 1 was opened for them, and only after an escalating situation did they damage a single vehicle.
Nazmus Sakib, a student from Lalbagh Model College, said, “Just as the police beat students during the Hasina government, we were beaten in the same way today. I was hit with the butt of a gun, and my legs were crushed.”
Saimun, a student from Dhaka Residential Model College, alleged, “The police tactfully let students enter the Secretariat gate and then baton-charged them. Even Secretariat employees attacked the students. Many students have been injured.”
Asif, a student from Imperial College, claimed, “The students were betrayed. They were called for discussions but were inhumanely beaten by the police.”
As of the latest updates, clashes between law enforcement and students continued in front of the Secretariat, with police firing tear gas and sound grenades intermittently to control the situation.
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