Teachers' network on a symbolic fast supporting the SUST movement

The University Teachers Network has called for a symbolic hunger strike in support of the student movement of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) in Sylhet demanding the resignation of Vice Chancellor Farid Uddin Ahmed. The organization will go on a symbolic hunger strike at Aparajeyo Bangla of Dhaka University from 12 noon on Monday (January 24).

Samina Lutfa, an associate professor of the Department of Sociology at Dhaka University, said this in a press release sent to the media on behalf of the Teachers Network.

The notification said that, the teachers 'network has decided to go on a symbolic hunger strike at the foot of the Aparajeyo Bangla of Dhaka University from 12 noon to 3 pm today in protest of the attack on Shahjalal University of Science and Technology for several days, demanding protection of students' lives and their just demands.

Rushad Faridi, an assistant professor in the economics department of Dhaka University, one of the members of the teachers' network, said, "We will decide whether we will continue the hunger strike or not after seeing the current situation."

Incidentally, Shahjalal University has been agitating for 11 days in the student movement. As the demands were not met in the first six days of the movement, several students went on a hunger strike in front of the Vice-Chancellor's residence from 3 pm on Wednesday.