Rajshahi: Students of Rajshahi University on Wednesday continued their protest programme on the campus against the killing of Professor Rezaul Karim Siddiquee and demanding immediate arrest of the killers.

The students in their thousands attended a rally in the morning, reports UNB.

Witnesses said the protesters blocked the Dhaka-Rajshahi highway in front of the university for about 20 minutes from 10:30am.

Professor Rezaul Karim, of the RU Department of English, was killed by miscreants in the city’s Shalbagan area while he was waiting for university bus on 23 April.

Victim’s son Sourov Hossain filed a murder case with Boalia Police Station.

The case was transferred to the Detective Branch (DB) of police.

Rajshahi University Teachers’ Association (RUTA) on Monday threatened to go on a nonstop strike if the government failed to arrest the killers of Prof Rezaul within seven days.