Protesting students of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (Buet) have said Vice-Chancellor (VC) Prof Saiful Islam is set to meet them, and hold a discussion regarding the brutal killing of Abrar Fahad at 5pm on Friday.
They confirmed the matter at a press briefing before starting the fifth consecutive day of protest in front of Buet Shaheed Minar around 11am on Friday.
A protester speaks in front of the media on Friday, October 11, 2019 | Rajib Dhar/Dhaka Tribune
One of the protestors said: "The VC is set to hold a discussion about Abrar's death at Buet auditorium at 5pm.
"He has requested us, and we pass on the same request to all the national media agencies as to not publish any live videos during our meeting."
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The agitated students also requested the media to bring a maximum of two members from each agency to cover the discussion.
Earlier, on Thursday, the protesting students threatened to lock down all the academic and administrative buildings of Buet if the VC failed to meet them by Friday.
Later, on the same day the VC Prof Saiful Islam agreed to meet them on Friday.
Abrar, a second year student of electrical and electronic engineering department of the university, was beaten to death on Monday.
Some Chhatra League leaders have been accused of beating him for his alleged involvement with Islami Chhatra Shibir, the student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami.
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Meanwhile, Abrar's father Barkat Ullah filed a murder case against 19 people with Chawkbazar police station on Monday evening.
Later, Bangladesh Chhatra League expelled 11 of its members permanently from the organization for their involvement in Abrar’s murder.
Abrar’s death sparked protest across Bangladesh. The protesters have demanded justice for Abrar and capital punishment for the murderers.
As of Friday, 17 people have been arrested in connection to the murder
