Sylhet, Jan. 20 -- Students of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) on Monday confined Vice-Chancellor Prof A M Sarwaruddin Chowdhury and other senior officials, demanding that the SUCSU and hall parliament elections be held as scheduled on Tuesday.

The protest erupted after the High Court suspended the long-awaited election for four weeks following a writ filed by three candidates. From the afternoon, students blocked the main road in front of the campus and later locked the administrative building, leaving the VC, pro-VC, treasurer and registrar confined inside.

In the evening, demonstrators held meetings with the university authorities and issued an ultimatum to announce the polls by Tuesday night. They warned of cut...