They confined RU vice chancellor (VC) at his office for four and a half hours, cut off power and water connections to the VC's house, locked offices of the pro-VC and proctor and stopped movement of RU vehicles.

They brought out processions chanting slogans against the administration and demanded confirmation of their jobs by calling an urgent syndicate meeting within 24 hours.

They also threatened to enforce indefinite strike.

The employees held a rally led by the Newly Recruited Employees' Interest Preservation Committee Convenor Rafiqul Islam Sadar.

"We are activists of ruling BNP-Jamaat alliance, and so our government can not deprive us, Sardar said, adding, "If the authorities do not take strong step in favour of us, we will not be responsible for any untoward incident on the campus".

Hearing about the demonstrations, local political leaders who allegedly had taken bribes promising jobs to the employees concerned, rushed to the scene but their attempts to pacify the demonstrators failed.

Later Rajshahi Mayor Mizanur Rahman Minu MP, city BNP President Saleh Uddin Baby, Jamaat leaders Siddik Hussain and Habibur Rahman went to the campus and after a long meeting with the VC, they assured the employees of confirmation of jobs within two days.

On such assurance, the employees pulled out their demonstrations.

But the RU VC told reporters that he was unaware of any assurance to anyone. "We will look into the legal aspects of the matter," he said.

Lawyer Abu Aslam filed a suit with Rajshahi Sadar senior assistant judge's court on April 25 following RU authoroties' appointment of 546 employees which was made without proper advertisements and despite having not as many vacant posts.

The court issued an injunction on the recruitment on June 23.

Later Rajshahi district and sessions judge vacated the lower court order following a petition of RU authorities.

After a writ petition of Abu Aslam, the High Court on Sunday stayed for six months the vacating order on the injunction.