Demo over HSC results at Secretariat: 26 shown arrested, 28 released

26 detained students have been shown arrested, while 28 others have been released under the supervision of their guardians following a protest at the Secretariat by students demanding re-evaluation of the “discriminatory results” of Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations.

DMP Deputy Commissioner (DC-Media and Public Relations) Muhammad Talebur Rahman confirmed the information around 12:30 pm on Thursday (October 24).

Earlier, hundreds of students, mostly those who failed or performed poorly in the HSC exams, entered the secretariat yesterday afternoon protesting “discriminatory” HSC results and demanding re-evaluation and correction of errors.

They protested in front of the main gate of Building 6 of the secretariat, where the education ministry is located, at around 3pm, amid a thick presence of police and army personnel. At one point, the law enforcement personnel chased and dispersed the students, detaining 54 of them.