Dhaka, May 14 -- The Dhaka University administration has announced a suspension of classes and exams for half a day on Thursday in the wake of the murder of Jatiyabadi Chhatra Dal leader Shahriar Alam Shammo.

The decision to observe a mourning period for Shammo, a student of Institute of Education and Research, came during a meeting at the Nabab Nawab Ali Chowdhury Senate Bhaban on Wednesday, said Vice-Chancellor Niaz Ahmed Khan.

Earlier on Wednesday, Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain, local government advisor; Md Nazrul Islam, secretary of the housing and public works ministry; Md Rezaul Maksud Jahedi, Local Government Division secretary; Md Shahjahan Mia, Dhaka South administrator; and representatives of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) a...