Four trains are currently stranded at both ends of the Bangabandhu Bridge
The students vowed to continue the protests until their demands are met.
They went on hunger strike braving heavy rain in front of the administrative building.
Protests erupted at the university after Fatema Tuz Zinia, a second-year student of the law department, and a reporter, was suspended over a Facebook post on Sep 11.
The university authorities later withdrew the suspension order amid widespread protests and criticism.
The authorities later shut the university until Oct 3.