, Sept. 1 -- Students of Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) on Monday staged a protest march rejecting the university administration's directive to vacate the dormitories following the announcement of closure.

Students from different halls brought out processions around 9:10 am and gathered at the university's KR Market area.

They chanted various slogans protesting the decision.

Several female students and first-year students were seen leaving their dormitories since morning.

A BAU student, requesting anonymity, said, "Authorities are ordering us to vacate the halls but the halls and university are not anyone's ancestral property. Without ensuring justice for the attacks on students by outsiders during our peaceful demonstration...