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MATS students take to the street

Students of the Medical Assistants Training School, or MATS, staged a demonstration blocking a road in Dhaka’s Shahbagh intersection with a four-point charter of demand, including immediate recruitment in the 10th grade and the creation of new positions in the government and private sectors.

MATS students demonstrated at Dhaka’s Shahbagh intersection on Wednesday, Jan 22, 2025, by dressing in shrouds and turning them into symbolic corpses painted red. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
MATS students demonstrated at Dhaka’s Shahbagh intersection on Wednesday, Jan 22, 2025, by dressing in shrouds and turning them into symbolic corpses painted red. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
Students of the Medical Assistants Training School, or MATS, blocked the Shahbagh intersection in Dhaka on Wednesday, Jan 22, 2025, to press home a four-point charter of demand, including immediate recruitment to vacant positions in the 10th grade and the creation of new positions in the government and private sectors. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
Students of the Medical Assistants Training School, or MATS, blocked the Shahbagh intersection in Dhaka on Wednesday, Jan 22, 2025, to press home a four-point charter of demand, including immediate recruitment to vacant positions in the 10th grade and the creation of new positions in the government and private sectors. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
MATS students halted vehicular movement by blocking the Shahbagh intersection in Dhaka to press home a four-point charter of demand on Wednesday, Jan 22, 2025. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
MATS students halted vehicular movement by blocking the Shahbagh intersection in Dhaka to press home a four-point charter of demand on Wednesday, Jan 22, 2025. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
MATS students carrying banners and placards chanted slogans by blocking the Shahbagh intersection in Dhaka to press home their four-point charter of demand on Wednesday, Jan 22, 2025. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
MATS students carrying banners and placards chanted slogans by blocking the Shahbagh intersection in Dhaka to press home their four-point charter of demand on Wednesday, Jan 22, 2025. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
MATS students carrying banners and placards chanted slogans by blocking the Shahbagh intersection in Dhaka to press home their four-point charter of demand on Wednesday, Jan 22, 2025. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
MATS students carrying banners and placards chanted slogans by blocking the Shahbagh intersection in Dhaka to press home their four-point charter of demand on Wednesday, Jan 22, 2025. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
Students of the Medical Assistants Training School, or MATS, lay down on the street in front of police blocking the Shahbagh intersection in Dhaka to press home their four-point charter of demand on Wednesday, Jan 22, 2025. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
Students of the Medical Assistants Training School, or MATS, lay down on the street in front of police blocking the Shahbagh intersection in Dhaka to press home their four-point charter of demand on Wednesday, Jan 22, 2025. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
MATS students chanted slogans while lying on the street at the Shahbagh intersection in Dhaka to press home their four-point charter of demand on Wednesday, Jan 22, 2025. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
MATS students chanted slogans while lying on the street at the Shahbagh intersection in Dhaka to press home their four-point charter of demand on Wednesday, Jan 22, 2025. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
MATS students chanted slogans while lying on the street at the Shahbagh intersection in Dhaka to press home their four-point charter of demand on Wednesday, Jan 22, 2025. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
MATS students chanted slogans while lying on the street at the Shahbagh intersection in Dhaka to press home their four-point charter of demand on Wednesday, Jan 22, 2025. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
A MATS student chanted slogans while lying on the street at Dhaka’s Shahbagh intersection on Wednesday, Jan 22, 2025. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
A MATS student chanted slogans while lying on the street at Dhaka’s Shahbagh intersection on Wednesday, Jan 22, 2025. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
A MATS student chanted slogans while lying on the street at Dhaka’s Shahbagh intersection on Wednesday, Jan 22, 2025. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
A MATS student chanted slogans while lying on the street at Dhaka’s Shahbagh intersection on Wednesday, Jan 22, 2025. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
MATS students lay down on the street wearing shrouds at the Shahbagh intersection in Dhaka to press home their four-point charter of demand on Wednesday, Jan 22, 2025. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
MATS students lay down on the street wearing shrouds at the Shahbagh intersection in Dhaka to press home their four-point charter of demand on Wednesday, Jan 22, 2025. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
A MATS student demonstrated at Dhaka’s Shahbagh intersection on Wednesday, Jan 22, 2025, by dressing in a shroud and turning it into a symbolic corpse painted red. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
A MATS student demonstrated at Dhaka’s Shahbagh intersection on Wednesday, Jan 22, 2025, by dressing in a shroud and turning it into a symbolic corpse painted red. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

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Published : 23 Jan 2025, 02:38 AM

Updated : 21 Aug 2026, 05:45 PM

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