Protests on at RU, resignation of VC demanded: Call to stop allowing Salehi from taking exam, cancel appointment of Jamaat men as teachers

RU Correspondent

Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) yesterday staged a demonstration on Rajshahi University campus demanding resignation of the Vice Chancellor for allowed Shibir leader Salehi to appear at masters examination.

Mahbub Alam Salehi, president of Islamic Chhatra Shibir (ISC) unit at RU is a key suspect in RU teacher S Taher Ahmed murder case.

The BCL activists also protested appointments of "controversial" persons in vacant posts in many departments.

At a rally held in front of central library, BCL leaders expressed grave concern over recent appointments of more than 350 employees, allegedly on political consideration. Two 'controversial' persons who were ICS cadres were appointed teachers in the Law and Justice department, they said.

They criticised the university authorities for this, saying the political appointments will only vitiate the campus atmosphere.

They said the recent recruiting process has turned the university into an 'appointment bureau of Jamaat and BNP cadres'. This will destroy the academic atmosphere.

They threatened of launching a tougher agitation if the university authorities do not stop such 'illegal' appointments of teachers and employees and allow Shibir cadre Salehi to appear at examination.

BCL RU unit general secretary Ayen Uddin, central committee members Zahid Ali and Rashidul Islam and BCL leader Prince, Reazul, Masud and Uzzal addressed the rally.

Earlier, they brought out a procession on the campus.