Jagannath University Students End Mass Hunger Strike After Government Assurance

After four days of sustained protests, students of Jagannath University (JnU) officially ended their mass hunger strike on Friday evening following assurances from the government. University Grants Commission (UGC) Chairman, Professor S.M.A. Faiz, symbolically ended the strike by offering water to the students at the Kakrail protest site. Around 5,000 students had rallied under the banner of “JUB Unity,” demanding housing scholarships, full budget approval, the development of a second campus, and justice for recent student attacks. While students welcomed the government’s response, they pledged to closely monitor its implementation.