Dhaka | 18 January, Jan. 18 -- The Hindu students have been agitating for the deferment of the City Corporation poll day as Saraswati Puja is the second biggest festivals of Hindus in Bangladesh. On Tuesday and Wednesday also, the students had protested in the Dhaka University area on this issue.

Goddess Saraswati is considered as deity of Learning and widely worshiped by the students in homes and educational institutions as per Bengali Hindu tradition.

Earlier on Tuesday, the High Court had turned down a plea seeking to defer the Dhaka North and South City Corporation poll scheduled for January 30. The order of the High Court has been challenged in the Supreme court by the Hindu lawyers who had filed the case.

Hindu organisations of B...