Activities Resume at CVASU
BCL now threatens to lock VC's house
Academic and administrative activities at Chittagong Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (CVASU) were held peacefully yesterday.
The university reopened on Sunday following a 46-day closure.
The university authorities also decided to take internship board final examination today, campus sources said.
Vice chancellor Dr Nitish Chandra Devnath who was confined to his residence for the last couple of days went to the capital yesterday morning.
“I have come to the capital to join a conference. I will meet the government high ups and discuss current university situation,” the VC told this correspondent over phone from Dhaka.
BCL convener of the university unit Kamol Kanti Majumder said they would lock the vice chancellors' residence soon.
“The VC is no more wanted to play any role in the academic and administrative activities,” he said.
Meanwhile, an anonymous caller allegedly threatened University Teachers' Association convener Prof Goutam Buddha Das over phone at around 12:30am yesterday.
“You have tarnished the image of Chhatra League and made remarks in the media against the organisation. It wasn't expected,” Prof Goutam said quoting the caller.
However, BCL CVASU convener Kamol denied the allegation of threatening Prof Goutam by anyone of his organisation.
The authorities closed the university sine die on December 14 last year following an indefinite strike enforced by General Students Forum and BCL to realise 21-point demand including resignation of the VC on charge of corruption and nepotism.
The authorities in an emergency syndicate meeting on March 31 decided to reopen the halls on April 3 and resume classes the next day.
But the BCL leaders staying in the hall defying syndicate orders demanded removal of the VC and decided to bar him from all administrative activities.
They put the VC office under lock and key confining him (VC) to his residence.
The university teachers' and officers' associations and employees union also observed work abstention on Monday and Tuesday protesting alleged manhandling of teachers, officials and staff of the university by the agitating students.
Besides, the teachers also gave a three-day ultimatum to the university authorities on Tuesday to punish the students who manhandled the teachers and threatened them over phone.
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