JU vandalism case: 2 more students join hunger strike

Two more students of Jahangirnagar University (JU) have joined two fellows, who are observing a hunger strike until death demanding withdrawal of a vandalism case filed against 56 university students.

Yesterday, Puja Biswash of internationals relations and Sarder Zahid of English departments, also accused in the case, began their hunger strike at Shaheed Minar on the campus.

Tahmina Jahan, a masters student of English department, and Arman of law department joined Puja and Zahid last might and this morning respectively although they are not accused in the case, reports our JU correspondent.

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Abu Bakar Siddique, registrar of the university filed the case against the students on charge of vandalising residence of the JU vice-chancellor on May 27 following a road accident that killed two students of the university.

Meanwhile, the university administration termed the hunger strike as “unwanted and illogical”, according to press release issued by Abu Bakar.

The JU authorities called upon the protesting students to withdraw their strike and not to try to “influence the sub-judice matter which is under investigation”, it said.

The call came from an emergency syndicate meeting this evening, the press release read.