Dhaka Polytechnic principal removed amid protests

Mohammad Mostafizur Rahman Khan, the principal of Dhaka Polytechnic Institute, has been removed from his post in the face of student protests.

He has been reassigned to the Directorate of Technical Education.

This was confirmed in a notification issued on Wednesday night (April 16) by the Technical and Madrasah Education Division of the Ministry of Education. The notice was signed by Deputy Secretary Mohammad Mizanur Rahman Talukder.

In the same order, Sahela Parveen was appointed as the new principal of the institute.

The order, issued in the public interest, will come into effect immediately, the notification stated.

Earlier on Wednesday (April 16) at around 10 am, students of the polytechnic gathered at the Sat Rasta intersection in Tejgaon, Dhaka, and began a protest and sit-in to press home their six-point demands.

Expressing solidarity with the Dhaka protesters, students in various districts across the country also carried out road blockades.