At 6 p.m. an order under Section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code prohibiting processions and meetings in Dhaka City is promulgated. This order generated tension and resentment among the students. A general strike is observed. Noon - A meeting is held in the campus of Dhaka University. Students decide to defy the official ban imposed by Nurul Amin's administration and processions are taken out to stage a demonstration in front of the Provincial Assembly.
Police starts lobbing tear gas shells to the students.
Students retaliate by batting bricks. The ensuing riot spreads to the nearby campuses of the Medical and Engineering colleges. The news of the killing spread like wildfire throughout the city and people rushed in thousands towards the Medical College premises. Inside the assembly, six opposition members press for the adjournment of the House and demand an inquiry into the incidents. But Chief Minister Nurul Amin urges the House to proceed with the planned agenda for the day.