United News of Bangladesh

The government accepted the demands of Jagannath University (JnU) students, University Grants Commission (UGC) Chairman Prof SMA Faiz announced Friday evening. He broke the students’ hunger strike by offering them water at their protest site in Kakrail of the capital. “The government has accepted all the demands raised by the students of Jagannath University,” said Prof Faiz around 7pm, after arriving at the demonstration site. He said the authorities had been working throughout the day to resolve the issue. “The UGC is like a family—we will work together to address everything. We are committed to implementing all your demands.” JnU students begin mass hunger strike over housing, budget, campus expansion Prof Rois Uddin, General Secretary of the Jagannath University Teachers’ Association, said one of the key demands was action against those involved in the recent attack on students. “Police have expressed regret over the incident and pledged to take action against those responsible within seven days,” he said. He also noted that the government had agreed to all other demands, including an increase in the university’s operational budget. Besides, temporary dormitories will be constructed soon to address the ongoing accommodation crisis, while the implementation of the second campus will begin on a priority basis. These assurances were conveyed by the UGC following discussions with the Finance Ministry and the Chief Adviser’s Office. Earlier in the day, students launched their hunger strike at 3:45pm at the Kakrail intersection, dividing into groups by academic departments to press home their demands.

Jagannath University (JnU) students began a mass hunger strike on Friday at 3:45 pm near Kakrail Mosque intersection, pressing four key demands including housing allowances, full budget approval, campus expansion and justice for police action against teachers. The hunger strike was formally announced by Muhammad Monzur Morshed Bhuiyan, spokesperson of the JnU Teachers’ Association and a professor in the Department of Finance. Both current and former students joined the protests. Earlier, at 3pm, Mahatab Limon, General Secretary of the Jagannath University Journalists’ Association, made the initial announcement on behalf of the platform ‘Jobi Oikkya’ during a rally. JnU students, teachers announce shutdown “Our movement has reached a point of no return. We will begin our hunger strike at 3:30 pm and will not leave until our demands are met," Limon said.

Students of Jagannath University (JnU) continued their sit-in protest for a second consecutive day on Thursday, occupying the busy Kakrail intersection in Dhaka to press home their three-point demand. They blocked the road at Kakrail chanting slogans like “Aposh Na Sngram, Sangram Sangram,” “Dalali Na Rajpath, Rajpath Rajpath,” “Lorai Lorai Lorai Sai, Lorai Kora Bashta Sai.” Their demands are housing allowance for 70% students of the university from the next fiscal year, approving a full budget for Jagannath University for the 2025-26 fiscal year and building a second campus for the university. 10 injured in clash between two BNP factions in Rajshahi The students declared that they would not vacate the streets until their demands are met. Law enforcement personnel, including members of the army, police, and SWAT teams, were deployed to maintain order in the area. Police foil long march of JnU students near Jamuna