Shawdesh Desk:

Rajshahi University students on Sunday demonstrated in front of the administration building of the university and locked the building, protesting at the ‘attack on them by locals and police’ on Saturday night.

They also chanted slogans with their six-point demand.

Their demands are — justice for the attack on RU students by local people and police, stopping the entry of outsiders on the university campus and ensuring safety of the students, ensuring on-campus accommodation for all students, ensuring proper treatment of the injured students, taking necessary measures within 24 hours of the incident, and ensuring student representation in forming university policies.

Amanullah Khan, a student of population science and human resource development department of the university, said, ‘Police were largely inactive in the incident, rather they threw tear gas shells and fired rubber bullets at us. Taking advantage of their inaction, local thugs attacked us. The agitation will continue if our demands are not met.’

At that time, he demanded the resignation of the university’s proctorial body and student advisor.

According to the university sources, a meeting was supposed to be held between the university authorities and students following the incident.

The vice-chancellor of the university went to Rajshahi Medical College Hospital to visit the injured students.