The PCJ leaders at a press conference at the Madhu's Canteen also demanded of the Dhaka University authorities to increase allocation for education and research in its budget.

They said that a small amount have been allocated for the education and research purposes in the DU budget. Many teachers are engaged in jobs outside campus which is hampering the educational activities of the university, they said. They urged the university authorities to formulate a policy on financial and other facilities for teachers so that they can concentrate on teaching and research in the university.

They said that students have been facing acute seat crisis in the dormitories, but the authorities constructed Senate building at a cost of Tk 3 crore for holding two meetings a year.

The PCJ leaders said the law and order situation has been deteriorating day by day but the government is indifferent to it. They urged the students' community to launch a united movement against the misrule of the BNP-Jamaat coalition government.

They demanded immediate release of Khalequzzaman Lipon, president of Samajtantrik Chhatra Front who was arrested during a demonstration against the deadly attack on Prof Humayun Azad.

The PCJ will lay siege to the Senate building on the day of placing DU budget and hold a rally at the TSC Road Island on June 21 demanding release of Lipon.

Taslima Akther, president of Bangladesh Chhatra Federation, read out the written statement. PCJ leaders Baki Billah, Mosharraf Hossain, Abu Naser Anik, Rafiqul Islam Sujon, Mohiuddin Chowdhury Liton, Sheikh Farook and Abu Raihan were present at the press conference.