SUST Students Call Off Protests

Students of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) have called off their protests. They made the announcement on Saturday (February 12) at 7:30 pm. At the same time, they hoped that all the demands would be implemented as per the assurance of the Education Minister.

On the other hand, in the presence of the present in-charge Proctor Ishrat Ismail, Shafiul Islam and Mazhar Majumdar, they also demanded justice for the sexual harassment of the protesting students.

Earlier in the day, at 5:30 pm, the students sat in a meeting with the Minister of Education in the 'D' building of the university to discuss the next steps. After the meeting, a press conference was held to announce the withdrawal of their position and movement. Mohaiminul Bashar Raj spoke on behalf of the protestors.

It may be mentioned that the students of SUST have started protests demanding the resignation of Vice-Chancellor Farid Uddin Ahmed from January 16. Education Minister Dr Dipu Moni arrived in Sylhet on Friday to hold talks with the protesters. In a meeting with the minister in the afternoon, the students made eight demands and 13 recommendations.

Despite promising to comply with all the demands, the education minister said that the main demand of the students would be to inform the chancellor about the resignation or removal of the vice-chancellor.