Dhaka, March 20 -- A group of Dhaka University teachers formed a human chain at the university's Battola on Thursday, protesting mass killings of Palestinians by Israel.

Teachers of other universities also joined the demonstration organised under the banner of the University Teachers' Consortium, UNB reports.

Speakers at the event called for both people-led and government-led boycotts of Israeli products and those of its allies.

They urged the Bangladesh government to take a firm stance against Israel and vowed to continue their protests until Palestine gains independence.

Prof Dr Mohammed Daud Khan of the Philosophy Department criticised the global silence on the killings of Muslims in Palestine and India, mentioning that while peopl...