A security guard of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (Sust) has been detained with a bottle of Phensedyl, a contraband syrup.
Earlier in the day, the protesters set up a security checkpoint at the main entrance of the university to prevent the arrival of foreigners on the campus.
Accused Zahidur Rahman was caught during the check with Phensidyl inside a medicine package on Monday night.
However, Zahidur said that he had brought it for a teacher.
After the incident, students chanted slogans like “F for Phensedyl, F for Farid” adding that there would be no drugs like Phensedyl on this campus.
Araf Ahmed, a journalist currently at Sust, confirmed the matter to Dhaka Tribune.
Upon receiving the news, the police came and interrogated the security guard.
When contacted, BM Ashraf Ullah, additional deputy commissioner (Media) of Sylhet Metropolitan Police (SMP), said he was inquiring about the incident.
On Monday, the hunger strike by Sust students demanding the VC’s resignation rolled into its sixth day with no sign of a resolution in sight.
Fifteen of the students participating in the hunger strike are currently undergoing treatment at hospitals while 13 are still continuing their strike on the campus.
Around 9:30pm, the students brought out a torch procession that paraded different roads of the campus.
Several hundred students took part in the protest procession demanding immediate removal of the VC.
