Resident students of Dhaka University’s Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman hall staged demonstration yesterday on the campus and confined the hall provost to his workplace protesting unusual hike in residence fee.
Sources said the students confined the hall provost Baitullah Kaderi around 2:30pm after ending demonstration and it was lasted for over an hour, who was later rescued by Proctor Amzad Ali.
During the protest, the hall unit’s BCL activists also joined the students, who demanded the resignation of the provost.
The agitating students alleged that the provost has been realigning Tk30 residence fee, hiked from Tk15 set by the university authorities, from all students who wanted that the rule be applicable only for new students from July 1, this year. The students also protested the unusual hike in the fee.
The provost could not be reached despite repeated attempt for his comment while his mobile phone was found switched off.
In this regard, Proctor Amzad Ali said the authorities would look into the allegation brought against the provost.
