Being failed to get any response from the government’s side, students of Jagannath University (JnU), who have been observing demonstrations over a month, demanding allocation of the land of old Dhaka jail for construction of dormitories, have decided to take different types of programmes to create awareness among mass people about their demand. Raisul Islam Nayan, a students’ representative, said, they would talk with distinguished people of the old Dhaka to create awareness about their demand. He also said they would arranged an exchange-view meeting with civil society members at Dhaka Reporters’ Unity tomorrow afternoon. Students have played vital roles in different movements, including Language Movement and Liberation War,” Rasedul Islam, another students’ representative. Dwellers and their children of old Dhaka would get chance to enter into the play ground if the land is allotted to the university, he also said.

Source: Dhaka Tribune September 01, 2016 19:07 UTC