PM urges students to return to classrooms

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina urged the demonstrating students to go back to educational institutions relinquishing vandalism, saying vehicles vandalism is not the job of students as law enforcement agencies are chasing the offenders to expose them to punishment.

“Don’t do this. Please go back to your educational institutions and put concentration on the study,” she said.

She made the remarks while opening the newly installed Mural of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and laying the foundation stone of Joyeeta Tower at Osmani Memorial Auditorium, joining virtually from her Official residence Ganabhaban on Wednesday.

She said, “Of course the offenders are being brought under punishment as they have been found out. We will do this and law enforcement agencies are very alert in this regard.”

The Prime Minister said having been video footage available, it’s not a very tough job to find out the perpetrators involved in any crime as all activities are now being conducted using technology.

Sheikh Hasina also expressed a note of warning against vandalism, saying that those, involved in vehicles vandalism and setting fire in the future, would be found out and brought under punishment.

In addition, they will also have to face stringent punishment if any person dies due to this vandalism and fire on vehicles. It has to keep in mind, she added.

Noting that student’s death is very much painful and unfortunate, she said educational institutions were remained closed for a long due to the pandemic but all of these have been opened and the government is providing COVID-19 vaccine to students.

“So, all of you have to put concentration on the study,” the Prime Minister said.

She said it has to keep in mind that coronavirus didn’t go away fully rather a new variant is approaching, adding, any time it could spread out which might force the authorities concerned to close the educational institutions again.

With State Minister for Women and Children Affairs Fazilatun Nessa Indira in the chair, Secretary of the Ministry Md Sayedul Islam delivered the welcome address.

The Mural was installed at the premise of Bangladesh Shishu Academy while Joyeeta Tower is being constructed in the capital’s Dhanmondi area.

Later, two video documentaries on Bangabandhu and Joyeeta Foundation were screened at the ceremony.

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