As many as 12 students of the university were killed in road accidents in the last 10 years in and around the campus.

After death of Shammee Akhter Happy on May 23, police stopped the entry of all kinds of motorised vehicles into the campus when students burst into protest against the authorities' negligence that leads to frequent road accidents.

"After every accident the authorities make the campus off-limits to heavy vehicles but the restriction is automatically withdrawn after some days," said Tazmia Islam, a student of DU management department.

The students now are demanding a complete ban on all kinds of motorised vehicles except the ones owned by the university.

"This a common demand of all the students, teachers and staff. We do not want to see buses and trucks plying the varsity area. We can move by rickshaws or on foot inside the campus," said Sohel Mahmud, a student of fine arts.

But the university authorities cannot make the campus off-limits to motorised vehicles as Dhaka City Corporation (DCC) has the authority to maintain the roads.

"We cannot ban movement of all kinds of motorised vehicles as it will create a chaotic traffic situation in the surroundings areas. But we can suggest a restriction on heavy vehicles," said Prof Syed Rashidul Hasan, treasurer of DU.

He said the varsity authorities had a meeting with DCC and Traffic Department of the police last month and they are going to implement the decisions of that meeting.

The Traffic Department has assured the DU authorities of providing necessary traffic policemen to be posted at all the entry points. "They also asked the DCC to build dividers on all the roads in the university area," said Prof Hasan.

He said the university authorities may also engage its own security guards to check the entry of heavy vehicles into the campus.

The university area was made off-limits to heavy vehicles such as bus, truck, pick-up van and microbus in 2002. The authorities hang notices to prevent the entry of such vehicles into the campus but the restriction is not maintained strictly.

The Traffic Department also suggested creating raised zebra crossing and increasing the number of speed breakers on the DU roads.

"Raised zebra crossings force vehicles to slow down that helps people cross roads safely," said Ansaruddin Khan Pathan, DC Traffic, Dhaka Metropolitan Police.

He said the current restriction on the movement of vehicles inside the varsity area is creating traffic jam around the campus. "We are looking forward to open the roads soon."