SCF vows to resist sale of DU admission form
DU Correspondent
Samajtantrik Chhatra Front (SCF), a left-leaning student organisation, yesterday vowed to resist the sale of admission forms of Dhaka University (DU) if their demand for withdrawal of increased price is not met immediately. The price has been increased by Tk 50 per form raising it to Tk 250 this year. The sale of admission form begins on December 8. Addressing a rally on the campus, the SCF leaders said the price of admission forms has been increased as part of the alliance government's plan to commercialise higher education in the country. They said students coming from middle and lower classes will be discouraged to pursue their studies at DU as a result of fee-hike. The SCF leaders threatened to launch greater movement along with other like-minded student organisations if their demands are not met. SCF President Khalekuzzaman Lipon, DU unit President Janardan Datta Nantu and DU unit General Secretary Abu Raihan addressed the rally. Earlier, the SCF brought out a procession that paraded campus streets. Bangladesh Chhatra League, student chapter of opposition Awami League also expressed its solidarity with the SCF from another rally on the campus. Earlier, Progatishil Chhatra Jote, a combined left-leaning student organisation, demonstrated for immediate withdrawal of increased price of admission forms.
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