Being 'deprived of posts in the full committee of the Chittagong University unit’, a faction of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) enforced a blockade on the campus on Monday (Sep 19).

They started the demonstration around 8 am and locked the main gate of the university, halting classes and exams of the university.

Besides, the agitated BCL activists halted shuttle train service.

They placed a three-point demand including posts in the committee.

Police have been deployed on the campus to avoid any untoward situation, said Mohiuddin Suman, in-charge of the university police outpost.

After three years, the full committee of the CU unit of BCL was announced on July 31.

Following the announcement, BCL activists, who didn't get any posts in the new committee, enforced the blockade programme halting classes and exams of the university on Aug 1.

BDST: 1151 HRS, SEP 19, 2022
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