Dhaka, May 16 -- Protesters at Jagannath University have announced a "mass" hunger strike after two days of sit-in demonstrations, citing the interim government's "unsatisfactory response" to their four-point charter of demands, including a call for increased budget allocation.

The hunger strike is set to begin on Friday, shortly after Jummah prayers, at the protest site near Kakrail Mosque intersection.

Former students are also expected to join the demonstrators, according to organisers.

The announcement came just before midnight on Thursday, following a day of complete campus shutdown.

It was made by Prof Md Rais Uddin, general secretary of the Jagannath University Teachers' Association.

Speaking at a press conference from the prot...