Examinees demand scrapping tests of 8 banks

The candidates, who took part in the preliminary recruitment exams of the eight state-run banks and financial intuitions on Friday, staged a flash protest in Dhaka on Sunday demanding the scrapping of the tests over allegations of gross mismanagement and irregularities in the exam. 

The agitated students began their demonstration in front of Bangladesh Bank office at Motijheel around 10:00am but they moved to the National Press Club being intercepted by police.

Later, they went to Dhaka University campus and were continuing their demonstration holding placards and chantting slogans in support of their demands, a national daily newspaper reported on its website on Friday.

An job-seeker, one of the demonstrators, said to the daily that the authorities are saying only one centre had a problem. But in reality, unfair means were adopted at most of the centres. At some centres, students got the questions late while at some places they got it earlier. No way the bests could be evaluated this way.

The students demanded the examinations be held again, ensuring the best practices.

In recent times, recruitment tests and public examinations have been plagued by massive irregularities, particularly leaks of question papers, often denied by authorities concerned.