About 2000 students took to the streets of Dhaka (Bangladesh), mostly from private universities (e.g. North South University, East West University, American International University of Bangladesh, Brac University and Dhaka International University), to protest against the governments decision to charge a Value Added Tax (VAT) of 4.5% to the tuition fees. In Bangladesh about 23% of students attend private universities. But keep in mind that by far not all are students who would want to study.
The Airport Road was barricaded and cars were vandalised once police began attacking students on the streets.
Here is a short news report about the protests:
for more details: theDailyStar.net, NewAgeBd.com (4th article)
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On the same day students in Chittagong (Bangladesh as well) joined demonstration on campus of Chittagong University to protest a fee hike. The students announced an indefinate strike from tuesday (July 27th) onwards. One student has been expelled for two years based on charges for apparently "manhandling two teachers" during the protests.
An update on the protests with many pictures is available here.
for more details: theDailyStar.net, DailyKalerkantho.com (in Bangla)
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July 26th: In Dhaka hundreds of Physiotherapy students staged a protest demanding the immediate start of the construction work of the public physiotherapy college. The protest was called for by the Bangladesh Physiotherapy Students' Union. Due to lack of funds the construction work has been stagnating for over a year already.
for more details: NewAgeBd.com
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