The authorities of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) have suspended four activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) while the central BCL committee took actions against three leaders of its SUST unit over Sunday’s assault on 10 teachers. The SUST authorities took the action on Tuesday against Ariful Islam and Jahid Hossain of Forestry Department, Dhoni Ram Roy of the Statistics Department and Abdullah Al Masum of the Political Studies Department. They are the followers of SUST unit BCL general secretary Imran Hossain. Besides, the university administration issued show-cause notices on them to explain why they should not be expelled from the university. Meanwhile, the central BCL on Monday night suspended three BCL leaders — Abu Sayeed Akanda and Anjan Ray, senior vice-presidents of SUST unit BCL, and Sajedul Islam Sabuj, senior joint secretary of the same unit. BCL central executive committee took the decision at its meeting on Monday night, said BCL central committee president Saifur Rahman. On the other hand, a section of SUST pro-liberation teachers brought out a procession on the campus wearing black badges on Tuesday as part of their programmes protesting the attack on some teachers and demanding VC’s removal. Sources said the teachers under the banner of ‘Mohan Muktijuddher Chetonay Udbuddho Shikkhak Parishad’ brought out the procession from the teachers’ canteen around 11:30am and held a rally in front of the VC Bhaban. Prof Dr Muhammad Zafar Iqbal, forum convener Prof Syed Shamsul Alam, Prof Yeasmin Haque, Prof Anwarul Islam, Prof Mohammad Yunus and Assistant Prof Faruk Uddin, among others, spoke on the occasion. The speakers strongly condemned the attack on the teachers. Issuing a warning, they said they would launch a tougher movement if the VC is not removed. Earlier, the teachers on Monday announced a three-day work abstention programme from Tuesday protesting Sunday’s attack on their colleagues. The teachers had long been on a movement demanding the resignation of VC Prof Aminul Haque Bhuiyan. They, however, postponed their movement following the request of Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid after a meeting on July 23. On August 24, the Education Ministry sent a letter to the authorities concerned of the university requesting all to run the university. On August 30, 10 teachers of the university were assaulted by the leaders and activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) in front of the vice-chancellor’s office. — Sylhet, Sept 1 (UNB)
