Dhaka, May 17 -- Students from seven colleges affiliated with Dhaka University on Saturday gave a 24-hour ultimatum, demanding the issuance of a gazette notification for the formation of an interim administrative body to oversee the university transition.

At an emergency press conference held in front of Eden Mohila College around 4 PM, student representatives warned that failure to meet their demand by Sunday (May 18) would lead to intensified protests, including a gherao of the concerned ministry starting Monday (May 19).

Tanzimul Abid and Zafrin Akhtar, speaking on behalf of the general students and the transition oversight team, read a written statement outlining five major demands. "We are being forced to leave our classrooms and r...