Dhaka, July 13 -- Leaders and activists of several student organisations at Jahangirnagar University staged demonstrations on the university campus today, demanding justice for Lal Chand alias Sohag, a 39-year-old scrap trader from old Dhaka.

They also protested the recent wave of violence across the country.

Around 4:00pm, a group of leaders and activists of JU unit Chhatra Dal brought out a protest procession from the university's Transport Square, demanding the immediate arrest and exemplary punishment of those involved in the brutal killing of businessman Sohag.

"The law-and-order situation is deteriorating day by day. Had the government ensured justice for the killings that took place after August 5, we wouldn't be witnessing such...