JnU students besiege BB’s branch

The agitating teachers and students of Jagannath University staged a sit-in in front of Bangladesh Bank Sadarghat branch on Tuesday, demanding removal of the branch from the university’s land. The students and teachers started the demonstration around 10 am as part of their ongoing movement for reclaiming 13 university halls from illegal occupation. At one stage, they laid a siege to the Bangladesh Bank Sadarghat branch and hung a banner that reads: ‘Jagnnath University Academy Bhaban’. Traffic in the area came to a halt for several hours following the agitation. Besides, the student also hung a signboard of the university on a land occupied by Samabay Bank in Sutrapur area claiming it as university’s land, according to UNB.