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Bangladeshi students to defer exams for Cup
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2006-06-19 09:12

Many students of Bangladesh's number one university, Dhaka University, asked the authority to defer their examinations to watch the World Cup.

So far the Dhaka University authority has not responded to the demand of the students, but they have made arrangement of food for students to watch the matches in Teacher-Student Center which provides a big screen.

Dhaka University Vice-Chancellor MA Faiz said, "We haven't changed the examinations dates of students, but we have made special arrangement for them to watch the matches in Teacher-Student Center. They need not go to their respective dormitories for having their supper at night. They can have it at the center."

He said both the teachers and students of the university were happy with this arrangement.

Meanwhile, the Dhaka University campus has wore a festive look with posters of their beloved players on walls of dormitories and flags of different teams atop dormitory buildings.

The students have also formed football fans' clubs of Brazil, Argentina, Italy, Germany and others in the university, which has at least 29,000 students.

A survey in the Dhaka University revealed that the supporters of Argentina dominated followed by Brazil.