Ideal School and College campus in Banasree Collected'It has been a tradition of this school since 1973 and we don't have any problem with it'Hundreds of parents picketed a top school and blocked a major road in the capital to protest against a decision to make Islamic dress optional for students. Some 200-300 parents held hands and blocked a road in front of an Ideal School and College campus in Banasree on Wednesday, said Rampura police station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Abdul Kuddus. Ideal is one of the country's best private school chains, with branches in several middle-class neighbourhoods. Parents said the school this year dropped a requirement for boys to wear Islamic skull caps and for girls to wear an "orna," a loose scarf-like shawl that covers the chest. "It has been a tradition of this school since 1973 and we don't have any problem with it," said Tofazzal Hossain, a parent.

Source: Dhaka Tribune January 16, 2020 15:11 UTC