Students of Government Titumir College have rejected the proposal to merge their institution with seven other Dhaka-based colleges under an administrative structure named Dhaka Central University.
They also alleged that Titumir College was deliberately included in the proposed structure without proper justification.
In a statement sent to the media on Sunday evening, the student organization Titumir Oikko voiced their opposition to the proposal.
According to the statement, signed by the organization’s office secretary Md Bellal Hossain, Titumir College students have outright rejected the proposed structure.
While their college representatives were invited to a University Grants Commission (UGC) meeting, three out of the four present firmly opposed the plan. They also rejected meetings aimed at enforcing what they described as a self-serving agenda.
The statement further identified the three absent representatives as Aminul Islam, Habibullah Roni, and Md. Mehedi Hasan. Meanwhile, the attending representative, Rezae Rabbi Zayed, strongly protested during the meeting, walked out, and pledged unwavering support for students’ demands.
The government on Sunday decided to establish Dhaka Central University (DCU) to take over the administration of the seven government colleges previously affiliated with Dhaka University (DU).
The colleges—Dhaka College, Eden Mohila College, Government Shaheed Suhrawardy College, Kabi Nazrul Government College, Begum Badrunnessa Government Girls College, Government Bangla College, and Government Titumir College—serve nearly 200,000 students with over 1,000 faculty members.
