Gopalganj univ students vow to continue demo until VC’s removal
The students of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Science and Technology University (BSMRSTU) have vowed to continue their protest until the government removes the vice chancellor from his post and publishes gazette in this regard.
They have been continuing the demonstration for the 13th consecutive day although Vice-chancellor (VC) Prof Khondoker Md Nasiruddin left the campus last night.
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Hasan Mahmud, a spokesperson of the anti-VC movement, told The Daily Star that the vice chancellor left the campus but it does not mean that their demand was met.
“We will continue our protest until the government publish gazette notification, removing the VC from his post”, he said.
Hasan, a third-year law student, said they have started their demonstration on the campus around 9:00am today.
Hours after a University Grants Commission (UGC) probe committee said that it found evidence of irregularities and corruption against the BSMRSTU VC Prof Nasir and recommended his withdrawal, the VC left his residence on the university campus under police protection around 9:00pm yesterday.
He was heading for the capital, Saidur Rahman Khan, superintendent of police in Gopalganj, told The Daily Star last night.
The UGC formed the committee on September 23 at the behest of the education ministry amid student protests for removal of VC Nasir for his alleged involvement in graft and irregularities.
Reason of students’ protest
The students said Nasiruddin was involved in corruption in development projects including construction of Shaheed Minar and Bangabandhu’s mural on the campus.
They also brought allegations of sexual harassment against him, and claimed he had some students admitted to different departments in exchange for money.
They also said the university authorities suspended students and served show-cause notices to those teachers who spoke against them.
The students launched demonstrations on September 18, protesting the suspension of Faatema Tuz Zinia, a student of the law department and also university reporter of The Daily Sun, over a Facebook post.
In the wake of protest and huge criticism on social media, the university authorities withdrew the suspension order.
On September 21 morning, the authorities suddenly declared a 10-day vacation ahead of Durga Puja and asked the students to vacate dormitories by 10:00am. But the protests raged on.
The students alleged that goons, hired by the VC, attacked them the same day, leaving at least 20 injured.
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