DU Vice Chancellor Prof Niaz Ahmed Chowdhury came up with the announcement after holding a meeting with officials from different ministries, which was also attended by Asif Mahmud Sajib Bhuiyan, adviser to the ministries of Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives, and Youth and Sports.
In the meeting, a number of decisions- including permanently closing the gate behind Raju Memorial Sculpture, launching regular drives starting from tomorrow, forming a joint security raid team, forming a monitoring committee and ultimately transforming Suhrawardy Udyan into a modern park- have been taken in response to the incident.