Dhaka, April 23 -- A meeting between Education Advisor CR Abrar and students observing a hunger strike at the Khulna University of Engineering and Technology (KUET) has ended without a resolution as the protesters refused to budge from their demand for the resignation of the institution's vice-chancellor (VC).

Abrar arrived at the KUET campus around 9:45am on Wednesday, where he was greeted by students chanting anti-VC slogans. He spent about 40 minutes speaking with students, including those on hunger strike.

During the conversation, student leaders explained how their original charter of six demands had narrowed into a single demand - the removal of VC Prof Md Mashud. Hunger-striking students Galib, Tawfiq, Saikat, Rahat, and Mohibuzz...