They held a rally and brought out a silent procession with black cloths tied on their faces.

Speakers at the rally blamed the VC for the present chaotic situation at the university, saying he ran the administration and did irregularities at his will as there is no pro-vice-chancellor, treasurer, resister and director (accounts).

They gave a 24-hour ultimatum to private secretary (PS) cum assistant resister of the university, Monir Hossain Mollah and chief engineer Sarowarul Islam to leave the campus, alleging that they were VC's accomplices in all the irregularities.

The VC is not on the campus though a virtual deadlock in prevailing for last five days due to agitation by students, teachers and employees, campus sources said. The VC is in Dhaka since Saturday.

The VC told some local journalists yesterday over cell phone that he is trying to resolve the problems with higher authorities in the capital.

Meanwhile, MBUST teachers association at an emergency meeting yesterday decided to sent a team to Dhaka today (Thursday) for talks with the VC on the present campus situation.

Sources said results of admission tests for the new academic year could not be published due to absence of the VC.

The students have been demanding for about a year recruitment of adequate number of teachers and providing classrooms, students' hostels, laboratories and workshops.

They also held demonstrations on Saturday and Monday. They locked the administrative building for two hours on Monday and demolished all the foundation stones on the campus, laid by the VC, alleged to be a pro-BNP man.

The teachers at a press conference on Monday expressed solidarity with the students' demands. They also put forward a 6-point demand including promotion of deserving ones and urged the authorities to fulfill those immediately in the interest of bringing back a congenial academic atmosphere.

On Saturday, the students burnt an effigy of VC Dr Mohammad Khalilur Rahman.