The students of Jagannath University (JUB) moved from their position in front of Shiksha Bhavan and took a stand at the secretariat gate to demand three-point demand and inclusion of Jagannath University as well as Dhaka University in the pilot project of UGC.

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Around 2 pm on Monday, about two hundred students took a position at Gate No. 

After that all the gates of the secretariat were closed.

Security was beefed up in the secretariat area after the students took up positions. Two armored police vehicles were already stationed there. Two more APCs have been brought in. The number of police has also been increased.

At around 11:30 am, general students from the university campus took a stand in front of the education building near the secretariat. It is reported that the police stopped in front of Vidyut Bhaban while coming towards the Secretariat from Shiksha Bhavan.

The students' demands include bringing to justice the corrupt project director appointed during the autocratic government and appointing a competent army officer as project director within seven days, handing over the work of the second campus to the army, a clear outline of the handover process (on priority basis), immediate release of the remaining 11 acres of land. Acquisition measures should be taken and all the unethical deals made during the dictatorship should be canceled with respect to the old campus.