RANGPUR: Teachers and employees of Rokeya University continued their movement confining their vice-chancellor Prof Dr Nurun Nabi at his office and staging a fast-unto-death demanding salary hike and regularization of their jobs for the second day.

They started their agitation at around 11:30 am Tuesday.

No classes or exams were held on Wednesday due to the protest.

The teachers, moreover, submitted a memorandum conveying their seven-point demand on July 25, they started staging work abstention from July 28 and observing strike from August 21, to meet their demands.

Deprived teachers alleged that they have staged several agitation programs for five months to realize the demands. At one stage, VC professor Dr Nurun Nabi assured the demonstrators to meet up the demands but no effective step yet to be taken. So, we were forced to stage the hunger strike confining the VC.

Staffers said the agitation would be continued until there demands are not met.

BDST: 1448 HRS, SEP 18, 2013
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