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Vol. 5 Num 106 Wed. September 08, 2004  
   
Metropolitan


JU mourns Sumi's death


Teachers, students, officers and employees of Jahangirnagar University yesterday held meeting and brought out processions on the campus to mourn the death of Jakia Sultana Sumi, a student of philosophy, in a road accident on Monday.

"We do not come here to be a dead body. We want security of our life," said Badrunnesa Bithi, a student, in an emotion- chocked voice while speaking at the meeting organised by the university authorities.

The students placed six-point demand at the meeting including construction of speed breakers on Dhaka-Aricha highway.

The other demands are installation of a road divider from university main gate to Bishmile, setting up of signboards requesting all to drive carefully and slowly, and naming of the front road of new arts faculty building and the over bridge at dairy farm gate after Sumi.

The meeting observed one-minute silence, prayed for the salvation of the departed soul and conveyed sympathy to the members of the bereaved family.

Later, a mourning procession was brought out.

Another procession, under the banner of general students, was brought out on the campus.

They also held a rally and vowed to launch agitation if their demands are not met by September 13.

No classes were held, but scheduled examinations took place as per the decision of the authorities.

The philosophy department will hold a condolence meeting and bring out a precession today.

Meanwhile, the bus, that ran over Sumi, was identified as a staff bus of Arunima Sports Wear Limited bearing number Dhaka-ja-4498, according to a statement given to the proctor by two passengers of the bus.

Police, however, could not sieze the bus.