The students and teachers of Jagannath University (JnU) announced to hold a rally in front of the central Shaheed Minar on March 16 to gather a mass support for their ongoing demonstration in retrieving their grabbed halls.
Shariful Islam, convener of the hall recovery committee and president of JnU Bangladesh Chhatra League, told the Dhaka Tribune that they had already started campaigning and different steps were taken to make the rally successful.
“All students, teachers and university staffs are expected to join the rally,” he said, adding that the rally would destroy the strength of all the land grabbers.
Students said though the movement to retrieve their halls began in 2005, this is the first they were going arrange a grand to press home their demands.
On the other hand, JnU Progressive Students’ Alliance extended their support and expressed solidarity with the ongoing students’ demo yesterday. Following a rally in front of the JnU Liberation War Sculpture at 11am, they made the announcement.
The progressive students’ leaders also assured the students that they would lead the demo peacefully until the government met the demands.
JnU Chhatra Union President Jahidul Islam Sajib, Chhatra Font President Masud Rana, Chhatra Federation President Tahmida Islam Tania, Chhatra League Secretary Shirajul Islam addressed the rally among others.
Students of the university have been observing agitation programmes on the campus since February 12 this year, demanding recovery of halls which have been grabbed by vested interest group.
Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid has already assured the students of taking measures to recover the hall without any delay.
