Titumir College students announce indefinite 'shutdown'

Students of the Titumir College in Dhaka have announced an indefinite 'shutdown' to press home their demand to turn their educational institute into a university.

As part of the shutdown programme, all classes, examinations, and administrative work in the college will be paused, the students said.

The shutdown came into effect on Monday morning. Meanwhile, the students also announced blocking the Amtali, Mohakhali, and Gulshan Link roads from 11am to 10pm (11 hours).

This programme was announced at around 11pm on Sunday at a press conference arranged by a students' organisation named Titumit Oikya.

Earlier, Adviser Wahiduddin Mahmud criticised students demonstrating to force the government to convert colleges into universities within a specific timeframe.

“This is illogical… A government committee is working to establish a separate university with seven colleges, including Titumir College,” he told reporters on Monday (February 2).

He argued that it would be irrational to declare Titumir College as a separate university at this point.