VAT protesters give flowers to cops, take selfies

Students demonstrating for withdrawal of value added tax (VAT) from private universities’ tuition fees have passed another day on the streets peacefully.

Some of the students of East West University at Aftabnagar in Dhaka’s Rampura area today gave flowers to on duty police officials during their demonstration.

students of East West University at Aftabnagar in Dhaka’s Rampura area gave flowers to on duty police officials during their demonstration. Photo taken from Facebook page of East West University Campus.

They also took selfies with the law enforcers and shared those on the Facebook page of the university.

A police official on duty at Aftabnagar in Dhaka’s Rampura area with a flower he received from the students of East West University during their demonstration. Photo taken from Facebook page of East West University Campus.

The photos went viral all over the social media, with many people sharing those on their Facebook timeline as an example of peaceful and friendly demonstration which is a rare scenario in the country.