A faction of students and teachers of Jahangirnagar University went on strike from Wednesday demanding the resignation of Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Farzana Islam.
The protesters, united under the banner of ‘Jahangirnagar against corruption’, staged a sit-in on the campus at around 5:30am, halting vehicular movement.
Later, they also blocked the academic buildings around 7:30am, suspending its activities on the first day of their two-day strike, according to a UNB report.
Meanwhile, a group of teachers, under the banner of ‘Bangabandhu Teachers Association’, formed a human chain around 11:00am demanding punishment to those involved in spreading false allegation against the VC.
A faction of students and teachers of Jahangirnagar University has been seeking ouster of Prof Farzana accusing her of corruption.