JnU students, teachers announce shutdown
JnU Correspondent
Prof Dr. Rais Uddin, general secretary of the university’s Teachers’ Association, announced the closure following a meeting with protesting students on Thursday.
“No classes or exams will take place until our demands are met,” he said.
“We did not come to conspire. We came to demand justice for our students, who were attacked without cause. This shutdown will continue until our demands are fulfilled,” he added.
The protests led by students and teachers turned violent on Wednesday when they were trying to march towards the Chief Adviser’s residence.
Police fired tear gas, sound grenades, and hot water to disperse them when they reached Kakrail Mosque.
Police also charged batons on the protestors, leaving over a hundred injured, including students, teachers and journalists.
Many were later taken to Dhaka Medical College Hospital for treatment.
Students continued their sit-in at Kakrail for the second consecutive day on Thursday and even some spent the night sleeping on the street to press home their demand.
Their demands are a housing allowance scholarship for 70% of students starting in the 2025–26 fiscal year, full approval of the university’s proposed budget without cuts, final approval and implementation of the second campus at the Ecnec meeting and a fair investigation into May 14 police action and exemplary punishment of those responsible.
The tensions worsened further on Wednesday night when Information Adviser Mahfuj Alam attempted to address students in Kakrail.
While addressing, a bottle was thrown from the crowd.
