Dhaka: Leaders and activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), the student associate body of Awami League, burst into protests on Friday morning as the university’s souvenir book published marking its 95th founding anniversary mentioned Ziaur Rahman as Bangladesh’s first president.

Witnesses said as part of the founding anniversary programme, a discussion meeting started at about 11:00am at TSC auditorium with Vice Chancellor Prof Dr AASM Arefin Siddique in the chair.

When copies of the souvenir book was distributed among the guests, students, including some BCL leaders, turned furious as Ziaur Rahman was mentioned as the 1^st president of Bangladesh in it.

The souvenir also mentioned ‘Jagannath Hall’ of the university as a residential hall of the students of minority groups.

The agitated students confined the acting registrar of the university to his office and torched a copy of the souvenir book in front of it.

Later, the University Proctor rushed to the spot and rescued the acting registrar.