The student movement at Rajshahi University (RU) has intensified, as demonstrators attempted to break the main gate of the Vice Chancellor’s residence late Saturday night after 40 hours of hunger strike yielded no results.

At least 7–8 students are currently on hunger strike until death. One protester, Ariful Islam, said: “If I die, bury me beside my mother’s grave, and let the movement continue.”

The campus has already witnessed locking of the Pro-VC’s residence, protests in front of the Juberi Building, and scuffles between students and staff.

RU Proctor Professor Mahbubur Rahman said police have been deployed on campus but assured that law enforcers would not touch the students physically.