Dhaka university, Feb. 6 -- Effigies of several individuals were burned at Dhaka University on Thursday in protest against the government's move to lease the New Mooring Container Terminal (NCT) of Chittagong Port to foreign entities, branding them as "economic hitmen."

The demonstration was held in the afternoon at the Raju Sculpture under the banner of "Aggrieved Student Community (Sangkhubdo Shikkarti Samaj)."

Effigies of Shipping Ministry Adviser M Sakhawat Hossain, the Chief Adviser's Special Envoy for International Affairs Lutfey Siddiqi, Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) Executive Chairman Ashik Chowdhury, and Chattogram Port Authority Chairman S M Moniruzzaman were set ablaze during the programme.

The protester...