Students of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (Buet) today continued their protest for the fourth day on a 16-point demand including cancellation of the new recruitment order of director of student's welfare.

They have boycotted all the academic activities and have locked up the administrative building and the office of the university’s vice chancellor. 

Students of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (Buet) on June 18, 2019 continue their protest for the fourth day on a 16-point demand. Photo: Star/ Palash Khan

As per their protest programme, they will hold procession in the campus and stage a sit-in front of the campus Shaheed Minar till 3:00pm today.

The students have been demonstrating since Saturday for formation of a special committee to build the Buet gate, introducing teacher evaluation system, digitalising students’ payment process, increasing allocation in research sector and recruitment of a student-friendly director of student's welfare among others.

Photo: Star/ Palash Khan

The deadline set by the students to fulfill their 16-point demand was over yesterday. With their demands remaining unmet, they launched fresh demo today.