In the morning, they took position at Paltan intersection in Dhaka, demanding dormitories on the vacated land of Dhaka’s old central jail and it lasted till Wednesday noon, resulting in heavy traffic congestion there.
The agitating students at first took position at the university’s main gate up to Ray Saheb Bazar intersection around 8:30am and then in a procession proceeded towards Bangshal after breaking a police barricade around 10am.
Police blocked them at the Bangshal intersection where they started a demonstration, as they tried to move towards the Prime Minister’s Office to submit a memorandum.
Students have been demanding the announcement of specific locations of the new dorms and to transfer the old central jail plot to the university for building new dorms since August 1.
JnU Samajtantrik Chhatra Front President MM Mujahid Anik said: “Our demonstration will continue until the demands are met. Our demonstrations are strengthening day by day.”
There will also be a gathering at Shaheed Minar around 3pm on Friday, where people from the civil society and leaders and activists of various organisations are expected to be present.
On Saturday, human chains for demanding halls would be organised in all public university’s campuses of the country, he also said.
He further added, that if the authorities did not assure the students about meeting their demands by the coming Sunday, they (JnU students) would launch tougher programmes.
Thursday, June 04, 2026
