A section of teachers of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) staged sit-in programme in front of the office of Vice-Chancellor Prof Aminul Haque Bhuiyan for the third consecutive days yesterday demanding his removal.
About 30 teachers under the banner of ‘Mohan Muktijuddher Chetonay Udbhuddo Sikkhak Forum’ including, its convenor Dr Syed Shamsul Alam, renowned author Professor Dr Muhammad Zafar Iqbal and his wife Dr Yasmin Haque took part in the sit-in.
Vice-Chancellor Prof Aminul Haque Bhuiyan could not enter his office as teachers laid siege to his office. But classes and examinations were held according to schedules.
The agitating teachers vowed to continue their movement until the VC steps down.
Campus sources said Prof Aminul Haque was supposed to join his office around on Monday after a two-month leave.
As soon as the news of his arrival spread, teachers under the banner confined the VC at his office till 4pm of the day. On Tuesday, the teachers also besieged the office of VC till 8pm.
Meanwhile, leaders and activists of the Bangladesh Chhatra League formed a human chain on the campus urging agitating teachers to withdraw their movements against the VC to keep congenial atmosphere on the campus.
The tension was erupted on the SUST campus on April 13 when 19 teachers from the physics department and geography and environment department of the university went to hold a talk with the VC over space allocation between the departments on April 13.
Prof Dr Syed Badiuzzaman Faruque, head of the physics department, and Prof Dr Sharif Md Sharafuddin, head of the geography and environment science department, resigned on the same day following an altercation with the VC.
On April 20, thirty-five teachers resigned from different administrative posts demanding removal of university vice-chancellor.
The teachers include Institute of Information Technology Director Prof Dr Muhammad Jafar Iqbal, Centre for Excellence Director Prof Dr Muhammad Yunus, Public Administration Department Head Prof Dr Abdul Awal Biswas, Students Guidance and Council Director Prof Dr Anwarul Islam and acting proctor Emdadul Haque.
On April 23, Vice-Chancellor Prof Aminul Haque Bhuiyan went on a two-month leave amid protest in the university in demand of his resignation. The decision was taken in a syndicate meeting.
