Bangladesh Govt. Withdraws Secretary of Secondary and Higher Education Dept. amid Protests

Senior secretary of Secondary and Higher Education Dept. to the Ministry of Education, Siddique Zobair, has been withdrawn, Information and Broadcasting Adviser of the Bangladesh Govt. Mahfuz Alam announced in a post on his verified Facebook page in the afternoon on Tuesday.

Earlier in the afternoon students started demonstrating in front of the main gate of the secretariat in the capital Dhaka, demanding the resignation of both the education adviser and the education secretary.

In response, all entrances to the secretariat were closed off, and vehicular movement along the road in front of the secretariat was disrupted.

At around 3:45 pm, students protesting outside the secretariat with the demand of education adviser and the education secretary’s resignation entered the compound.

Going inside, they vandalised several vehicles parked inside the secretariat. This has created a tense situation in the area.