Kuet bows to demand for shifting exam date
The authorities of Khulna University of Engineering and Technology (Kuet) yesterday deferred the date for first semester examinations of second, third and fourth year students of six undergraduate courses by ten days from earlier scheduled September 23.
This decision was taken at an emergency meeting of the university syndicate held at 11:00am yesterday with Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Md Alamgir Hossain in the chair, said university Registrar MA Rouf.
Earlier on Friday, the students applied to the vice chancellor to reschedule their first semester examinations, saying that they could not prepare well as they observed fasting during the holy month of Ramadan.
As the authorities refused to comply with the students' demand for deferral of the examinations, the agitators on Friday night vandalised academic buildings, dormitories, residence of the vice chancellor and a power sub station inside the campus to press for their demand.
The angry students kept the vice chancellor confined to the academic building for over four hours on Friday night.
The agitators again went berserk on Saturday night when they locked the main gate of the university and snapped the electric lines from the power sub-station on the campus, witnesses said.
The students ransacked a few departmental offices and halls and attacked the residence of the vice chancellor as he continued to disagree with the students' demand.
At 10:00pm on Saturday, they withdrew from agitation as the vice chancellor assured the students to meet their demand.
Consequently, the Kuet authorities held an emergency meeting of the syndicate yesterday and deferred the starting date of the first semester examinations.
The meeting also took decision to impose ban on holding any procession and rally on the campus until further orders.
Riot police have been deployed to maintain calm on the campus.
The classes and official works of the university resumed yesterday after a 12-day Eid vacation.
All the residential halls of students were reopened on Thursday.
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