Prof Anwar Hossain, vice-chancellor of Jahangirnagar University, on Thursday left the campus for Dhaka under strict police security on a five-day leave.
Our Correspondent reports: Savar upazila UNO Md Kamrul Hasan and Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) of Ashulia circle Rasel Sheikh entered the residence of the the VC at around 2:15pm.
Later, the VC, who was confined at his home for the third consecutive day on Wednesday, left JU for Dhaka under strict police security.
During his absence, Prof Afsar Ahmed (administration) will carry out the duties of the VC. JU registrar Abu Bakr Siddique told the Dhaka Tribune: “Prof Afsar Ahmed (administration) will carry out the duties of the VC during the leave.”
Earlier Wednesday night, the Deputy Commissioner of Dhaka Yusuf Harun and Police Super Habibur Rahman paid a visit to the confined VC.
After the meet, Habibur Rahman told journalists who had gathered in front of the Prof Anwar's residence that they were there to take the professor to the capital on the basis of an order of higher authorities.
He said: “But, sir denied to leave for Dhaka now. We will take him to the capital tomorrow.”
The agitating teachers of Jahangirnagar University confined Prof Anwar in his home for the third consecutive day on Wednesday to demand the implementation of the chancellor’s directives.
Chancellor Abdul Hamid on November 6 asked the VC to hold a senate election immediately and select a VC panel through the senate in line with the JU act.
Following the Chancellor’s directives, authorities arranged JU Central Students’ Union (Jucsu) polls and teachers’ representative polls in order to reform the current senate as some 83 of 93 senate members tenures had already expired.
Under the banner “JU Teachers-Students and Officers-Employees United Forum” the protesting teachers blocked the two entrances of the vice-chancellor’s home and positioned themselves in front on Monday night after the VC denied them a meeting.
The forum members also sieged JU administrative offices on November 20 and all administrative activities have remained halted since.
From November 20, JU teachers confined two pro-VCs Prof MA Matin (education) and Prof Afsar Ahmed (administration) and, after 12 days of confinement, released both of them on Monday night.