Leaders of Bangladesh Mahila Parishad have urged the higher authorities to settle the student protest at Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (Sust) immediately.
They made the call at an online press conference on Tuesday afternoon.
In a written statement, the leaders called upon the Education Ministry and the University Grants Commission (UGC) to intervene urgently to resolve the overall crisis, including realizing the demands of the students who are on hunger strike, and ensuring their safety, reports BSS.
Education and Culture Sub-Council Secretary Khurshida Imam presented the written statement at the press conference while General Secretary of the Sylhet district unit of the organization Raushan Ara Mukul was also present, among others.
The hunger strike by Sust students continued for the seventh day on Tuesday with no solution in sight as VC Prof Farid Uddin Ahmed has not resigned.
The students started the agitation on January 13, demanding the resignation of Begum Sirajunnesa Chowdhury Hall Provost Zafrin Ahmed.
Zafrin, who had been accused of misbehaving with some students, resigned from her post, citing health issues in the face of protests.
Her removal as provost of the residential hall for female students was one of the principal demands of the students.
However, after police charged batons and fired rubber bullets at them on January 16, they vowed to continue the movement and demanded the resignation of the VC..
