Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) leaders and activists on Sunday blocked Shahbagh intersection in the capital for nearly two hours, demanding justice for the murder of Shahriar Alam Shammo.

They also called for the immediate resignation of Dhaka University (DU) Vice-Chancellor (VC) Niaz Ahmed and Proctor Saifuddin Ahmed alleging administrative negligence for the killing.

The JCD activists began their demonstrations around 3:45pm occupying Shahbagh intersection and it continued for around  two hours.

The demonstrations triggered severe traffic gridlock in and around the area.

The blockade was lifted at around 5:30pm.

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Protesters chanted slogans such as "Justice for Shammo," "We want justice," and "Dayittogyanhin Proshahon Nipat Jak,".

Leaders and activists from the Dhaka University unit of Chhatra Dal as well as various units across the capital took part in the protest.

Earlier in the day, DU Chhatra Dal staged a black flag procession to press home the same demands.

The procession started at 2pm from the Teacher-Student Centre (TSC) of Dhaka University and marched various parts of the campus before ending at the base of the Aparajeyo Bangla monument.

Addressing the rally, DU Chhatra Dal President Ganesh Chandra Roy Saha said, “The Vice-Chancellor and Proctor have destroyed the trust that student organisations once had in the university administration.”

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Meanwhile, ‘Shada Dal’, a pro-BNP platform of DU teacehrs, issued a 48-hour ultimatum demanding justice for the murder.

At a human chain in front of Aparajeyo Bangla, the platform’s convener Morshed Hasan Khan alleged, “The arrest made in the Shammo case is merely eyewash. If the real killer is not identified, we will launch a tougher movement.”