Students at Dhaka University of Engineering and Technology (DUET) in Gazipur continued demonstrations on Monday morning against the appointment of the new vice‑chancellor.
A section of students locked the university’s main gate and took positions on campus, halting normal activities, UNB reports.
Witnesses said officials and employees who arrived before 8:30am were allowed to enter, while others were barred.
The protesters declared their agitation will continue until the appointment of newly named VC Mohammad Iqbal is cancelled. “We won’t accept the appointment of the new VC in any way,” said a student who wished to remain unnamed.
They also demanded justice for those allegedly attacked and injured during clashes on campus the previous day.
At least 25 people, including five policemen, were injured in Sunday’s violence between two groups centering the joining of Iqbal.
The unrest began after the government appointed Iqbal, formerly of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, as DUET’s new vice‑chancellor. Soon after the announcement, a section of students rejected the decision and demanded a VC appointed from within DUET.
