Students demonstrating for the removal of Vice-Chancellor Farid Uddin Ahmed from the Shahjalal University of Science and Technology have alleged they have been threatened by their teachers. The authorities said they did not receive any complaint on the issue on Sunday as a hunger strike by the protesters continued for the fifth day, reports bdnews24.com. These incidents are affecting their [strikers’] mental health, but they are still determined to continue the hunger strike until our demand is met.”Tulshi Kumar Das, president of the teachers’ association at the university, did receive a phone call for comments. Four more joined the strike, raising the number of strikers outside the VC’s home to 12. Following a meeting with teachers on Saturday, Education Minister Dipu Moni talked to the protesters after midnight via video call, urging them to end their hunger strike.

Source: bd News24 January 24, 2022 02:28 UTC