The anti-sexual harassment cell at Jahangirnagar University remains almost non-functional even after a decade of inception.

A third party is trying to take advantage of the students’ movement at the Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) which is demanding the resignation of its Vice-Chancellor Prof Farid Uddin Ahmed, Dhaka University Teachers Association (DUTA) said in a statement today.

Prof Farid Uddin Ahmed, vice-chancellor of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST), today apologised to Jahangirnagar University students and teachers for his earlier remarks on female students of JU.

According to an online poll by Jahangirnagar University students, 95.04 percent students want university dormitories to remain open.

A group of teachers from several universities started a three-hour token hunger strike this noon to express solidarity with the students of Sylhet’s Shahjalal University of Science and Technology demanding resignation of its vice-chancellor.

A source of light, Chanbaru Memorial Library has now become a centre of learning for students and teachers as well as for other villagers.

Education Minister Dipu Moni yesterday told parliament that it was essential to have Qwami madrasas registered with the relevant authorities of the government for ensuring a time-befitting system for such institutions.

Sust Teachers’ Association yesterday urged the government to take steps for the resignation of Vice-Chancellor Farid Uddin Ahmed and to meet all demands of the students, so that their hunger strike stops.

The protesting students of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) tonight brought out a procession on the campus to press home their demand — resignation of the university’s Vice-Chancellor Farid Uddin Ahmed.

The Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) Teachers’ Association today urged the government to take steps regarding the resignation of Vice Chancellor Farid Uddin Ahmed and to meet all demands of the students to refrain them from the hunger strike.

Students of the Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) in Sylhet, who have been holding protests and hunger strike programme demanding the resignation of the university’s Vice Chancellor Prof Farid Uddin Ahmed, today cut off the electricity connections of his official residence.

Education Minister Dipu Moni today told the parliament that it is essential to bring the country’s religious educational institutes, including Qawmi madrasas, under the registration process of the government.

Dhaka University (DU) authorities said it will allow in-person exams only for the honours final and masters students -- maintaining proper health protocol -- during the ongoing suspension of physical classes at the university amid surge in Covid cases.

Education Minister Dr Dipu Moni had a virtual meeting with the protesting students of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) early today at 1:30am.

Students of the Institute of Human Rights and Peace Studies (IHRP) of Mahidol University in Thailand’s Bangkok today express solidarity with the protesting students of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology.

After meeting a five-member delegation of Sust teachers, Education Minister Dipu Moni last night said the issue at the university in Sylhet would be resolved through discussions with students.

The government on Friday asked all schools and colleges to resume online or virtual classes, as it announced the closure of schools and all educational institutions again from January 21 till February 6, due to a surge in Covid-19 transmission.

The Ministry of Education today issued 11-point directives, including resuming online classes, for schools and colleges during the closure till February 6 to curb the spread of Covid-19.

Students of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST), who are continuing a "hunger strike until death" in front of the VC's residence demanding his resignation, today brought out a silent procession on the campus wearing shrouds.

Sixteen students of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (Sust), who went on "hunger strike until death" in front of the VC's residence demanding his resignation, were hospitalised as of this afternoon.