The protesters, however, refused to budge from their demand for the resignation of Vice-Chancellor Farid Uddin Ahmed. Sylhet Awami League Organising Secretary Shafiul Alam Chowdhury Nadel and other leaders represented the education minister at the meeting in Sylhet. ”She [the education minister] requested the students to end the hunger strike and assured them there will be no legal or academic trouble over the issue. The protestors said they were ready to sit for talks, but would not end the hunger strike until their demand was met. On Wednesday, 24 students launched a hunger strike to push for the removal of the VC and the dismissal of the case against protesters.

Source: bd News24 January 23, 2022 20:55 UTC