Dhaka, Oct. 11 -- VC Prof Saiful Islam will sit with the protesters at 5pm on Friday, his Private Secretary Quamrul Hasan said on Thursday after the demonstrators threatened to lock the gates of all the offices on the campus if the VC does not meet them by 2pm on Friday.

Besides his failure to ensure safety of Abrar and other victims of torture by leaders of ruling Awami League's student front Bangladesh Chhatra League, VC Saiful is also criticised for not taking quick steps after the murder.

Students demonstrated on the street outside BUET on Thursday demanding justice for the murder of their peer Abrar Fahad. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

He faced the protesters' wrath when he came to the campus 30 hours after the incident on Tuesday. The ...