Dhaka, March 16 -- Students of the government-run Titumir College in Dhaka's Mohakhali have given authorities 15 hours to contact student representatives and declare it a separate independent educational institution or university.

At a press conference held outside the main gate of the college on Saturday, the students gave the ultimatum to declare Titumir College as a separate independent educational institution or university, reports bdnews24.com.

Speaking at a press conference on behalf of Titumir Oikya, a platform formed to convert the college into a university in protest against the education ministry's "duplicity", Belal Hossain said, "We, the students of Titumir, have been victims of duplicity in various ways from various places ...