What are the demands of protesting engineering students?
Students of different engineering universities have taken to the streets to press home their three-point demand.
But what exactly are they calling for? Here is a closer look at the issues driving the protest.
1. At the centre of the movement is the call to make entry tests mandatory for all candidates seeking recruitment in the ninth grade of engineering or for positions such as assistant engineer.
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Eligibility, they insist, should be restricted to those holding at least a BSc degree in engineering.
They also oppose promotions through quotas or by creating equivalent posts under different names.
2. Their second demand is to open recruitment examinations for the 10th grade of technical or equivalent posts, such as sub-assistant engineer, to both diploma and BSc degree holders.
3. The third demand seeks legal action against those using the title of "engineer" without a BSc degree in engineering.
The students also want non-accredited BSc engineering courses to be brought under accreditation by the Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh, through its Board of Accreditation for Engineering and Technical Education.
The students are protesting under the banner of "Engineers' Rights Movement" with participation from students of Buet, Kuet, Ruet, Cuet, Sust, MIST, Aust, Butex, PSTU, as well as engineering faculties of public and private universities, have joined the blockade.
As part of their "March to Dhaka" programme, protesters have also called for nationwide solidarity among engineering students.
