Dhaka University, April 20 -- Leaders of the Dhaka University Central Students' Union (DUCSU) and various hall unions, along with a group of students, laid siege to the Registrar Building of Dhaka University demanding a resolution to the residential accommodation crisis for students of the 2025-26 academic session, end to ongoing irregularities and harassment at the administrative level.

Around 1pm today, the protesters gathered in front of the Registrar Building and staged a demonstration before proceeding to the Vice-Chancellor's office to present their demands.

During a discussion with the Vice-Chancellor, the students raised issues including the acute seat shortage for freshmen, mismanagement at the Registrar Building, negligence by...