Shibir strike shuts Sust

Academic activities at Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (Sust) remained suspended yesterday following an indefinite strike called by Islami Chhatra Shibir on Thursday to press home their demand to withdraw 'fake cases' against them.
No vehicle plied the campus in the morning. Vehicles started plying around 1:00am under police protection.
Shibir activists staged demonstrations early morning through torching tyres at the campus' main gate but law enforcers cleared the entrance around 7:00am.
Later, Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) supporters of Sust unit brought out a procession on the campus to protest against the 'anarchy' of Shibir.
The situation on the campus is now under control, Sust Registrar Ishfaqul Hossain told The Daily Star.
Selim Hossain, officer-in-charge of Jalalabad Police Station, said additional forces of police and Rapid Action Battalion have been deployed on the campus to avert further clash.
On Wednesday, a series of clashes between BCL and Shibir activists on Sust campus left at least 20 people injured. BCL activists vandalised dormitory rooms of Shibir activists during the clash.
Two cases were filed in this connection against Islami Chhatra Shibir activists.
Shibir activists announced the strike on Thursday demanding withdrawal of 'fake cases' against them, ensuring security for students of all political organisations on campus, punitive action against attackers and compensation for valuables looted from their rooms during the clash.