Jagannath University, Aug. 10 -- A group of female students at Jagannath University (JnU) formed a human chain on Sunday in protest against derogatory remarks made about the Islamic practice of 'parda' and what they called insults against women.

The protest took place in front of the university's Bhasha Shaheed Rafiq Bhaban at 3:30pm under the banner of general students.

The demonstrators alleged that Shamsul Arefin, member secretary of JnU Chhatra Dal, the BNP's student front, had made a satirical post on Facebook by sharing a photo of a meeting between members of the Dhaka University (DU) unit of Islami Chhatri Sangstha, the women's branch of Jamaat e Islami's student wing, with the DU Vice-Chancellor.

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