University Grants Commission  Chairman Prof SMA Faiz spoke at a protest rally organized at Kakrail intersection in the capital today. Photo : BSS

DHAKA, May 16, 2025 (BSS) - The government has accepted the demands of the 
protesting Jagannath University students, said University Grants Commission 
Chairman Prof SMA Faiz.

"The government has taken a very positive decision regarding the demands of 
Jagannath University students and this cooperation will continue," he told 
the protest rally around 7:00pm at the Kakrail intersection in the capital.

Professor Faiz said, "A decision has been made to increase the university's 
operational budget. Through the budget increase, a decision has been taken 
regarding the first demand of the students."

"At the same time, a decision has been made to start the construction of 
temporary dormitories very soon to resolve the accommodation crisis", he 
said, adding, "The process of implementing the second campus on a priority 
basis has already begun."

The move came hours after students of JnU began a mass hunger strike from 
3:30pm to press home their demands.