News Desk :
Bibekban Nagarik Samaj, a platform of civil society members, has announced a long march programme on Wednesday from Dhaka to Sylhet to support the students of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) have been demanding it Vice-Chancellor’s resignation.
The civil society members came up with the an nouncement through a press release on Tuesday. According to the press release, “Many students are on fast unto death demanding resignation of SUST VC and already many of them fell sick. They are now undergoing treatment at hospitals but none of them has broken their fast yet. Nobody on behalf of the government, Education Minister and the authorities concerned has come forward to break their fast and assure them of meeting their demand, reports UNB.”
“In such a situation, the students are now in the juncture of life and death and it can’t continue. We should stand beside them to express solidarity with them. If the VC does not step down then a long march programme from Dhaka to Sylhet will be launched from 10:30 am on Wednesday from the National Press Club of Dhaka,” it said.
People from all walks of life including students, teachers, physicians, journalists, lawyers, businessmen, sportsmen and others were requested to join the long march to make the programme a success.
Prominent photographer Shahidul Alam, Eminent writer and columnist Prof Rahnuma Ahmed, Advocate Jyotirmoy Barua , writer Rakhal Raha and Journalist Ehsan Mahmud, among others, signed the press release.
Menahile, a team of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on Tuesday arrested two former students of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) on charge of sending money to the protesting students at the university.
