The university administration, however, resumed the academic activities from Saturday saying that the state of emergency reopens the university automatically as all kind of political activities are banned across the country.

At a press conference at Dhaka University Central Students' Union (Ducsu), the alliance leaders called off the strike enforced for more than two months. BCL President Mahmud Hasan Ripon, General Secretary Mofazzal Haider Chowdhury Roton, Shariful Kabir Swapan and Ali Hasan Torun were present at the conference among others.

The CSP, led by Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), called the strike from November 20 protesting JCD's attack on its leaders and activists on the campus the previous day and demanding peaceful co-existence of all student bodies.

Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD), student wing of BNP, drove out the leaders and activists of the CSP and barred them from re-entering the campus and holding organisational activities since the previous caretaker government took over on last October.

The alliance leaders and activists returned to the campus after around three months' stay outside at a time when political activities are restricted due to the state of emergency.

At the press conference yesterday, the alliance leaders demanded the authorities ensure and maintain peaceful co-existence of all student bodies on the campus and immediate arrest of the armed cadres of the JCD.

If the university authorities fail to meet their demands within a short time, they will launch movement against the vice-chancellor (VC), pro-VC and treasurer, as they have been patronising the JCD cadres, Ripon said.