The teachers and students of Jahangirnagar University (JU) at a rally on the campus yesterday reiterated their demand for safety of life on the highway.

Seven people were killed on the highway in last 10 years.

They made the demand at a condolence meeting at the new arts faculty building organised by the Philosophy Department to mourn the death of Jakia Sultana Sumi. Prof Golam Dastagir, chairman of the department, and Prof obaidur Rahman addressed the meeting.

"An orphan girl had taken shelter here considering us guardian but we failed to ensure her security," Prof Dastagir said.

Wearing black badges, they also brought out a mourning procession on the campus and placed wreaths at the spot where Sumi died in an accident on Monday and observed a minute's silence to pay their respect to Sumi.

Hundred of students and the female students of Pritilota Hall brought out separate mourning processions on the campus and urged the university authorities to meet their six point demand including setting up of speed breaker on Dhaka-Aricha highway adjacent to university.

The university authorities sent a letter to the communication ministry to set up an overbridge at Prantik Gate, build road divider from dairy farm gate to Bishmile and construct a speed breaker on the highway adjacent to the university.

Though the bus that ran over Sumi was identified, police couldn't arrest the driver yet. A high official is allegedly taking money to save the driver, sources said.

Meanwhile, Savar police arrested a truck driver and seized the truck yesterday when it hit a van at university Prantik Gate leaving the van driver injured seriously.