Dhaka, May 16 -- Teachers and students of Jagannath University stage a demonstration in Dhaka's Kakrail for a second consecutive day on Thursday to press home their three-point demand, including a housing allowance until accommodation is arranged. They also demand punishment of the policemen who launched an attack on them. -FE Photo

The demonstrating teachers and students of Jagannath University (JnU) announced a shutdown of the university's activities on Thursday to press home their three-point-demand.

Prof. Rais Uddin, general secretary of the Jagannath University Teachers' Association, made the announcement during their sit-in protest in front of the Kakrail Mosque in the capital.

"We are here for realising our demands. Police bruta...