The students intermittently marched through the campus and demonstrated on Wednesday to demand that authorities repeal a provision that the university should generate its own income to run its activities.
The students began their protests on Sunday, triggering clashes with police.
According to the Article 27 (4) of the Jagannath University Act- 2005, the university authority will have to fund its operations themselves. The Jagannath College, founded in 1884, was amended to a university in 2005.
The protest was halted on Monday for the time being following assurance from the ruling party that the matter would be resolved after discussions with the government.
However, the agitation resumed on Tuesday with the students locking the university vice-chancellor’s office and the administration building, setting fire to the finance minister’s effigy.
The students say the university increased their semester fees from Tk 3,500 to Tk 20,000 to raise internal revenue. Their other demands include recovery of university dormitories, setting up of a library and increasing transport facilities.
The angry students began their protests at 11am on Sunday in front of the National Press Club after they came to know about the funding rule from a newspaper report.
Police charged batons to disperse them and the students, in retaliation, smashed several vehicles.
The students of JnU have long been demanding the rule be repealed amid support from the teachers.
The university’s proctor, Ashok Kumar Saha, had earlier said that they were in touch with the government to repeal this clause as its implementation would hike tuition fees and there will be very little difference between Jagannath University and other private colleges.
