The initiative that broke the hunger strike

The hunger strike of students of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) has finally broken. The students broke their fast after seven days. Prof. Dr. Zafar Iqbal and his wife Yasmin Haque spoke to the students shortly after their arrival at SUST campus on Wednesday morning and the students agreed to break their fast. Then 11 students were brought from the hospital. The fast was broken around 10:30 am. But the Awami League politicians had an important role in breaking this hunger strike.

When the Ministry of Education could not stop the movement and there was no progress in breaking the hunger strike, when the students refused to meet the Minister of Education, a political party of Awami League took this initiative on the instructions of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Some leaders of the Awami League under the leadership of Jahangir Kabir Nanak played an important role in resolving the crisis of Shahjalal University and they used to talk to the students, teachers and other quarters. After talking with various people, Jahangir Kabir Nanak informed the Prime Minister that a solution to this crisis would be possible only if Dr. Zafar Iqbal could be taken to Shahjalal University.

After receiving the green signal from the Prime Minister, Jahangir Kabir Nanak led by Deputy Education Minister Mahibul Hasan Chowdhury, Awami League central leader Asim Kumar Ukil and Subhash Singh Roy visited the house of Professor Zafar Iqbal yesterday. There he discussed the whole situation with Zafar Iqbal and was finally able to persuade Zafar Iqbal to go to Sylhet. Zafar Iqbal told a press conference today that some Awami League leaders came to his house.