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Dhaka University Teachers Association (DUTA) pledged to continue their movement until the release of the detained teachers and students.

They expressed this at a tripartite meeting with university authorities and DGFI members at the Senate building yesterday.

Sources said a three-member DGFI delegation requested the DUTA leaders to withdraw their scheduled programmes of wearing black badges and silent processions, which will be observed today and tomorrow respectively.

But the leaders of the organisation responded, as they will consider this if the government gives any specific proposal about the freeing of detained teachers and students.

DUTA took some decisions at an emergency meeting on Friday demanding the release of the detained teachers and students. Where they decided to observe further programmes if the detained teachers and students were not released by December 12.

The DGFI members are-Brigadier Gen ATM Amin, chief of Counter Terrorist Bureau, Col Abu Saleh and Col Almas Raisul Gani.

Acting President of DUTA Prof Tazmeri SA Islam, Acting General Secretary Faruque Ahmed, Prof AAMS Arefin Siddiqui, Prof Akhteruzzaman, Prof Syed Salehin Kadri, Prof Aminur Rashid and Prof Syed Manjurul Ahsan were present in the meeting.

Prof Tazmeri SA Islam said they would continue their programmes until the release of the detained teachers and students.

Prof Akhteruzzaman told the New Nation that they hoped the detained teachers and students would return to them soon.