The authorities closed Jahangirnagar University for an indefinite period after members of university’s BCL unit attacked and disperse the protesting students, who kept confined Vice Chancellor of Jahangirnagar University Professor Farzana Islam to her residence since last evening.
The students asked to leave the dormitories by 4:30pm today.
The authorities also banned rallies and processions on the campus in an emergency syndicate meeting in the afternoon, he said.
The VC called the meeting after around 100 leaders and activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) led by its JU unit President Jewel Rana swooped on the students, teachers and journalists around noon and dispersed them from in front of the VC’s residence.
At least 20 teachers, students and journalists were injured during the attack.
Jewel Rana said the students who are protesting against the VC are Shibir activists and that’s why they were dispersed. He also urged the university authorities to find them out and take action against them.
Over 100 students took position in front of the VC’s residence around 7:00pm yesterday, demanding her resignation over allegations of corruption.
Later, about 25 teachers later joined the agitating students.
