DU teachers condemn police action on pickets

Staff Correspondent
One hundred and sixty teachers of Dhaka University yesterday condemned the police baton charge on the demonstrators during the recent hartals called by the Awami League (AL) and its front organisation Jubo Legaue.

In a statement, the DU teachers termed the police action as regrettable and urged the government to take action against the persons responsible for the attack on AL leaders and workers during the hartals.

They also urged the government to take necessary steps so that such incidents do not take place in future.

The signatories to the statement included Prof A A M S Arefin Siddique, Prof S M Imamul Hoque, Prof Akhtaruzzaman, Prof Mohammad Hossain Mansur, Prof A K Azad Chowdhury, Prof Sultana Shafi, Prof Durgadas Bhattacharya, Prof Shahdat Ali, Prof Sharif Ullah Bhuiyan, Prof Quazi Shahidullah, Prof Golam Rahman, Prof Ajoy Roy, Prof Mohammad Samad, Prof Tofael Ahmed Chowdhury, Prof Nazma Shahin, Prof Mohammad Mostofa Chowdhury and Prof Harun-ur- Rashid.