, May 17 -- Students of Jahangirnagar University locked the university's new administrative building on Sunday, demanding the immediate arrest of the accused in an attempted rape case and the resignation of the proctor.

The protesters gathered in front of the new administrative building around 9:30 am and locked both the main and inner gates at about 11 00 am before starting a sit-in programme.

The demonstrators said they would continue the blockade of the administrative building until their demand is met.

Speaking about the blockade, Fahmida Moon, a student of the 52nd batch of the Urban and Regional Planning Department and one of the protesters, said one of their six demands is the resignation of the entire proctorial body if the acc...