Dhaka, May 14 -- Leaders and activists of the Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal have staged a protest procession and rally in response to the murder of 25-year-old Dhaka University (DU) student Shahriar Alam Sammo at Suhrawardy Udyan.

The protesters also demanded the resignation of the university's vice-chancellor and the proctor.

Shahriar, who served as the literary and publications secretary of the BNP's student affiliate Chhatra Dal at DU, was stabbed to death while riding a motorbike through Suhrawardy Udyan on Tuesday.

In the wake of the incident, Chhatra Dal activists briefly rallied outside the VC Chattar after midnight on Tuesday, chanting slogans against the university administration and the vice-chancellor.

At the rally, C...