They announced the programme at the foot of the Raju Sculpture of DU at 5pm on Tuesday in solidarity with KUET students. Earlier, the students took out a procession from the VC Chattar in solidarity with KUET students which ended at the foot of the Raju Sculpture. KUET students began a hunger strike on Apr 21 demanding the resignation of the VC. Farhan Aqib, a student of KUET’s 15th batch, demanded the resignation of the KUET VC and said: “If we all stand together on the streets, a VC like this and a useless administration will be washed away. “We have held a symbolic blockade for five minutes in Shahbagh today, if our demands are not met, we will move on to a tougher programme.”The Gonotantrik Chhatra Sangsad has observed a symbolic hunger strike in solidarity with the KUET students.

Source: bd News24 April 22, 2025 15:44 UTC