HC clears way for CU senate meeting to elect VC

The High Court yesterday cleared the way for holding the senate meeting of Chittagong University to form a panel to elect its vice-chancellor.

The court yesterday rejected a writ petition filed on May 14 by three teachers of the university in which they mentioned that the university authorities without forming the senate lawfully were going to form a VC panel at a meeting scheduled for May 23.

Following the petition, the court earlier issued a rule upon the authorities to explain why the constitution and continuation of the existing senate of CU should not be declared illegal and stayed the meeting.

Petitioners' counsel MK Rahman yesterday said he was yet to get instruction from his clients about moving an appeal before the Supreme Court against the HC verdict.