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JU students call strike, gherao VC today

By JU Correspondent
Students of Jahanglrnagar University yesterday said their barricade on the Dnaka-Arlcha highway near the campus will remain suspended from 10 am today till the morning on December 17 to facilitate Victory Day celebrations at the Na tional Memorial at Savar
They put up the barricade on Thursday night.
They have called a day long strike on the campus followed by a gherao of the Vice Chancel lor's office today to realise their eight point demand
They will go for an indefinite road barricade programme on the highway and allout strike on the campus from D^
cember 17 If their demands are not met by that time.
The demands Include removal of the truck stand from Amlnbazar and arrest and punishment of the persons involved in the attack on a JU bus on Thursday night which left at least 50 students injured The programmes was announced at a press conference at the Dairy Firm Gate of the university which was also participated by leaders of student fronts of all political parties
Vice Chancellor Prof Amlrul Islam Choudhury, accompanied by some Syndicate members yesterday visited the
spot of barricade find talked to students.
Meanwhile, the JU Syndicate at an emergency meeting yesterday strongly condemned the attack on the JU bus and urged the government to take stem action against the persons responsible.
The VC later told The Daily Star correspondent that Home Minister Rafiqul Islam assured the university authorities that he would come to the campus immediately to resolve the crisis peacefully.
A huge contingent of police has been kept ready In front of the Public Administration Training Centre near the JU campus.
UNB adds: The barricade snapped direct road link between the capital and the northern and south-western part of the country.
Vice Chancellor of JU Prof
Apiirul Islam told the agency that the overall situation had gone out of his control.
About 12 tempos were damaged by the students who also assaulted some drivers and passengers at about 1 pm.
Inter-district buses and trucks were reportedly plying via Gazipur.
Meanwhile, the Jahangirna-gar University authorities have refuted press reports that they would call BDR and police to disperse the students who have sieged the Dhaka-Aricha highway.
Proctor of the university Af-sar Ahmed, in a clarification called the news item published in a section of the press "completely baseless, fabricated and untrue.”
He said. ”1 never told any Journalist that the authorities were thinking of a forcible solution of the problem. The view of the administration is that the problem will be solved through discussion."
The Home Minister, the Education Minister and other senior officials have been informed of the matter, the Proctor said adding, the JU administration is trying for a peaceful solution to the problem.