Dhaka, Dec. 6 -- A university in Hong Kong has suspended the operations of its student union after messages were posted on campus expressing condolences and urging justice for the victims of a major deadly fire.

The Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) confirmed to the AFP news agency on Friday that it ordered the HKBU Student Union's acting executive committee to suspend its operations "with immediate effect until further notice".

It did not mention the fire and the union's call for justice in its statement confirming the suspension.

Hong Kong residents have been demanding answers from the city government after a fire that ripped through Wang Fuk Court in the city's northern Tai Po district last week, killing at least 159 people in wha...