The last election in 2019 brought back students’ hopes for their voices to be heard. Since the committee expired, no election has been held in four years  

Nineteen-year-old Shohad Haque, a first-year student in the university’s Department of Philosophy, was a class representative

Students have been boycotting exams over their demand for a campus free from politics

Earlier, the government announced a seven-day closure of schools and colleges

They demand the restoration of a ban on politics on the campus

The High Court suspended a decision by BUET stripping Imtiaz of the residential hall seat

They say even Bangabandhu kept BUET out of politics because he realised the institution is different in nature

The authorities have ordered the students to vacate the halls