Dhaka University (DU) students have staged demonstrations on the campus for the second day demanding capital punishment of the rapist of one of their fellow students.
They formed a human chain in front of Raju Memorial Sculpture around 10:30am on Tuesday, according to witnesses, reports UNB.
The protesting students, with a piece of black cloth on their faces, were holding different placards seeking justice for their fellow.
They also urged the university administration to ensure security of all students.
Earlier on Sunday night, a female student of the university was raped by an unidentified man at Kurmitola area in Dhaka.
Following the incident, DU students blocked Shahbagh intersection for two hours on Monday and gave a 24-hr ultimatum to the authorities for arresting those involved in the rape.
The rape victim, on Monday informed police that the perpetrator was alone.
Meanwhile, doctors of Forensic Department of the Dhaka Medical College and Hospital found evidence of rape after running medical examination on the victim.
Classmates of the victim said she had been picked up by an unidentified man after she got down from the university bus around 7pm on Sunday and was made unconscious.
Later, the miscreant took her to a nearby place and raped her.
The victim regained consciousness around 10pm and contacted her classmates. She was admitted to DMCH around midnight.
The victim's father filed a case with the Cantonment police station in this regard.
