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Education Minister says sorry over Shahbag incident

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Published: 13:09, 23 July 2017   Update: 15:18, 26 July 2020
Education Minister says sorry over Shahbag incident

Secretariat Correspondent: Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid has said sorry over the incident of wounding student in police baton charging at the capital's Shahbag.

He said, "The incident of being wounded student in baton charging is very regretful."

In reply to a query, the minister said this at a press conference arranged on the occasion of publishing HSC and its equivalent results at Bangladesh Secretariat on Sunday.

"We are very sorry that a student lost his eyesight. Top officials visited the hospital where he was undergoing treatment as I was busy with another schedule. We must look after of him," the minister said.

He said, "We discussed the matter with the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. She gave directives over their demands. The crisis will be resolved very soon."

"Dhaka University (DU) made affiliated the seven colleges under its authority. Though we give them 100 percent of their budget, we have zero percent power to charge there.  Decision will be taken over the matter after discussing DU VC," Nahid added.


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