Teachers of the Civil Engineering Department of Khulna University of Science and Technology (Kuet) on Sunday declared their vice-chancellor ‘persona non-grata’ for taking over as the head of the department from his own.
Announcing the decision, some 22 teachers of the department said they would not comply with any directives of VC Prof Dr M Alamgir.
Sources at the university said authorities rusticated nine students on charges of spreading propaganda against the teachers over central viva voce of the ninth batch students of the Civil Engineering Department.
The authorities also warned 10 other students asking them to refrain from such types of activity in future.
The oral test was held on April 4 this year. Later, the High Court on May 4 stayed the punishment of five rusticated students for an indefinite period, prompting the civil engineering teachers to refrain from all activities.
The teachers have been on the movement, saying the university authorities did not take proper steps to withdraw the writ petition.
On Thursday, VC Prof Alamgir took over as the head of the department to end the stalemate.
