Protest Timeline
SUNDAY
2:00pm:
Protesters bring out a procession from DU central library to press home their five-point demand. They march on TSC-Nilkhet-Kantaban road and then rally at Shahbagh intersection.
2:30pm:
Protesters block Shahbagh intersection. Dhaka-Aricha, Chittagong-Rangamati, Dhaka-Mymensingh, and Dhaka-Rajshahi highways are also blocked.
7:30pm:
Demonstrators refuse to clear Shahbagh intersection.
8:00pm:
Police charge truncheons, fire teargas shells, and rubber bullets. The clash between police and protestors go on for five and a half hours.
MONDAY
1:20am:
Half the protestors go towards TSC while some stay near the fine arts faculty. Around 700 female students of Kuwait-Moitree Hall break the main gate of the dorm to join the demonstrations.
1:30am:
Police lob teargas at protestors in Shahbagh area while the VC's house is vandalised by hundreds of people.
1:45am:
AL lawmaker Jahangir Kabir Nanak at Shahbagh says AL General Secretary Obaidul Quader is to sit with the protesters around 11:00am Monday.
2:30am:
The VC comes out of the residence while Chhatra League activists gather there. Nanak visits the VC's house. The prime minister telephones the VC.
2:50am:
Protestor take position at the TSC. Chhatra League men take position in front of the VC's residence.
3:00am:
Protestors and Chhatra League men chase each other. Chhatra League men fire several shots at protestors.
3:30am:
Female students get stranded inside the TSC while male protestors take position inside Curzon Hall.
4:00am:
Police fire teargas at protestors near Curzon Hall.
4:40am:
Additional law enforcers arrive.
5:00am:
Chhatra League men from different dorms go towards Doyel Chattar while police continue to fire teargas.
6:00am:
Stranded female students return to their dorms.
6:10am:
Protestors chase away Chhatra League men.
7:30am:
Police fire teargas and rubber bullets inside Shahidullah Hall and disperse the protestors.
10:00am:
Protestors in a press conference demand immediate release of the detained. Dhaka University Teachers' Association condemns attack on VC's home.
11:00am:
The agitators bring out a procession from the central library and march campus streets.
2:00pm:
The demonstrators try to bring out another procession but police fire teargas at them.
2:30pm:
Protesters gather at the Raju Memorial Sculpture and barricade access to the TSC area. They chase away Chhatra League men who try to get to TSC area from Shahbagh.
3:00pm:
The agitators announce that a 20-member delegation is to sit with government representatives.
4:00pm:
Led by platform's convener Hasan Al Mamun and Faruk Hasan, the delegation go to the Secretariat.
7:00pm:
Obaidul Quader after the meeting says the agitators agreed to suspend their movement until May 7.
8:00pm:
Convener of the platform postpones the demonstrations.
9:30pm:
Bipasha Chowdhury, coordinator of a newly formed committee of the agitating students, announces that the strikes are to continue in all universities and colleges.
10:00:
The spinoff faction of demonstrators leave TSC.
TUESDAY
10:30am:
Bangladesh Shadharan Chhatra Adhikar Sangrakkhan Parishad ask all to refrain from agitation.
11:30am:
The other faction continues demonstration at the Raju Memorial Sculpture.
5:30pm:
The factions reunite and declare nationwide road blockade and boycott of classes in colleges and universities. They demand apology from Agriculture Minister Matia Chowdhury.
6:00pm:
Protestors start demonstrating in TSC area and burn Matia's effigy.
WEDNESDAY
12:30am:
Students allege that three protestors are being tortured in Sufia Kamal Hall by Chhatra League hall unit president Iffat Jahan Isha.
1:00am:
The news of torture spread on social media including a rumour that Iffat had cut the tendons of student Morsheda. Students of the dorm storm Iffat's room and beat up the Chhatra League leader.
1:45am:
DU Proctor AKM Golam Rabbani enters Sufia Kamal Hall amid slogans from protestors that his steps are an eyewash.
2:05am:
Chhatra League padlock the collapsible gates of different halls so that protestors cannot go outside.
2:25am:
Chhatra League expels Iffat.
2:35am:
Morsheda, who was tortured by Iffat, is released from Sarkari Karmachari Hospital and taken to DU Medical centre.
2:46am:
Morsheda leaves the medical centre but declines to comment.
2:55am:
Around 1,200 protesters from Bijoy Ekattur Hall break the padlock at the dormitory's main gate and march towards Sufia Kamal Hall.
3:30am:
DU suspends Iffat.
4:22am:
About 5,000 protesters start marching away from Sufia Kamal Hall chanting slogans demanding arrest of Iffat.
10:00am:
Agitators start their protest for the fourth consecutive day.
10:30am:
Duta expresses solidarity with the protestors.
12:30pm:
Chhatra League leaders quoting the prime minister say that there would be no quota in government jobs.
5:00pm:
The prime minister in parliament speaks of scrapping the quota system and asks students to return to classes.
6:00pm:
Protestors take time to ponder.
6:30pm:
Chhatra League brings out a victory procession and congratulates the prime minister.
THURSDAY
11:00am:
Protestors call off their demonstrations.
11:30am:
Protestors bring out a victory procession.