Published: 07:07 AM, 17 July 2026
Student protests: Vested quarters trying to 'fish in troubled waters', says Home Minister
Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed on Thursday said that vested quarters are trying to fish 'in troubled waters' to exploit the ongoing protests of students with an ill motive of embarrassing the government.
He made the remarks while talking to reporters at the Secretariat.
Salahuddin Ahmed said, "Some vested groups are active behind the movement of some students demanding the resignation of the education minister with the aim of embarrassing the government. Many of those who are protesting are not real students or examinees. They are trying to fish in troubled waters on various issues by hiding their own identities."
The government remains prepared to deal with the situation regardless of who may be behind the movement, he said. A culture of entering the Secretariat to demand examination postponements or promotion without examinations emerged during the tenure of the interim government, but the current government would not take any decision that undermines the quality of education, he added.
"The government remains committed to holding examinations in a malpractice-free environment and restoring standards in the education sector," the minister said.
