Classes resume at RU amid tight security
Classes resumed at Rajshahi University (RU) amid tight security yesterday after a 17-day Eid vacation.
Earlier, the residential halls of the university reopened on Friday.
Police and Detective Branch men were seen checking the identity cards of students at seven gates of the university as they were returning to halls while law enforcers patrolling the campus to thwart any untoward situation.
The RU authorities also asked the teachers, officials, students and employees to keep their identity cards with them while on the campus.
Proctor Prof Chowdhury M Zakaria told this correspondent that the authorities strengthened security to avoid any untoward situation and also imposed restriction on movement of outsiders on the campus.
“Stern action would be taken if anybody tries to create chaos on the campus”, he said.
Earlier, the university authorities vacated all the residential halls during Eid vacation from September 7 as rival activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) locked in a series of clashes on the campus.
On August 15, BCL worker Nasirullah Nasim was severely stabbed and tossed from first floor of Shah Mukhdoom hall after an iftar row with his rival faction.
Eight-day after his injury, he died at Dhaka Medical College and Hospital.
Following the incident, BCL central committee through a notice suspended university unit president Awal Kabir Joy and secretary Mazedul Islam Opu for life.
About two weeks before Nasim killing, the committee (BCL central committee) suspended the university unit BCL activities for indefinite period because of a series of factional clashes. Opu was arrested and sent him jail.
Besides, the university authorities in a syndicate meeting temporarily expelled six activists of BCL on September 6 on charges of killing Nasim.
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