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Students of Viqarunnisa Noon School and College have called off their hunger strike two hours after they started the strike demanding release of their teacher Hasna Hena, who was arrested in a case filed on charge of “provoking a ninth-grader to commit suicide”, reports The Daily Star.
They announced to end their hunger strike by drinking water offered by the teachers around 12:50pm, our staff correspondent reports.
Around 200 current and former students, some teachers and guardians joined the hunger strike near the main entrance of the institution in the capital’s Bailey Road around noon.
But they ended their hunger strike after the teachers convinced them not to wage any tougher movement right now over the release of Hasna Hena.
“We will go on hunger strike when there will be no other way. If needed, we (teachers) will join you. The matter of her (Hasna Hena) release is now a legal matter and we all are respectful of law,” said Jannatul Ferdous, a senior teacher of the English department.
“We hope, she will be freed soon through due legal process as she is innocent,” the teacher told the students.
Newly-appointed acting principal Hasina Begum was present there at that time.
Then the agitated students, who have been staging demonstrations for the last four days demanding release of Hena, called of their hunger strike.
With placards in hands, the students chanted slogans demanding the release of their teacher.
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