Dhaka, July 12 -- Academic activities at Dhaka Medical College (DMC) have resumed after a one-and-a-half-month shutdown over student unrest.

On Saturday, students of all academic years returned to their classes.

Since May 28, students of DMC had been boycotting classes to press home a list of five demands, including the provision of safe housing. As part of the protest, they held a human chain on campus on June 21.

Amid the protests, the college authorities issued a notice announcing an indefinite closure of the institution. Students were instructed to vacate the dormitories by 12 noon on June 22. However, students declared they would not leave the dorms and would continue their sit-in until their demands were met.

As a result, academ...