Historic Education Day today
Historic Education Day will be observed today.
On this day in 1962, the student community staged a demonstration against the Hamdur Rahman Education Commission report. Police opened fire to the demonstrators killing several students including Mostafa, Wajiullah and Babul and injuring others.
After death of the students in police fire, the movement then spread all over the country, which later sparked off the six-point movement in 1966 and mass upsurge in 1969.
To mark the day, different student bodies and socio-cultural organisations have chalked elaborate programmes.
Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), Pragatisheel Chhatra Jote, Bangladesh Chhatra Union, Bangladesh Chhatra Moitree, Bangladesh Chhatra Federation, Samajtantrik Chhatra Front and Jatiya Chhatra Samaj will place wreaths at the memorial plaque in front of Shiksha Bhaban in the city.
Different student organisations will also bring out processions and rallies on the Dhaka University campus to mark the day.
Chhatra Moitree will march towards the chief adviser's office from DU campus to submit a memorandum with demands related to education. Chhatra federation will hold a discussion at RC Majumder auditorium at the university at around 2:30pm.
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