Police baton charge, tear gas on Ebtedayee teachers' rally

Police baton-charged, fired tear gas shells and used water cannons at a protest rally of independent Ebtedayee madrasa teachers at the capital's Shahbagh intersection today, Sunday. Several madrasa teachers were injured in the incident. It is known that the madrasa teachers were demonstrating demanding the nationalization of independent Ebtedayee madrasas registered under the Bangladesh Madrasa Education Board, on par with primary schools.

Around 1:00 pm today, they broke through a police barricade in front of the National Museum and wanted to go to the Chief Adviser's Office to submit a memorandum, but police obstructed them. Facing police obstruction, the teachers were dispersed through baton charges, tear gas shells, and water cannons. At this time, colleagues of the injured teachers took them to Dhaka Medical College (DMC) Hospital on rickshaws. On the other hand, some teachers were seen taking position in front of the Faculty of Fine Arts of Dhaka University and chanting slogans.

Source: Daily Star Bangla Photo: Palash Khan