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Download PDF Dhaka University (DU) teachers seeking immediate release of all university teachers and students detained and convicted in connection with August’s campus violence will take classes today wearing black badges.
The teachers also decided to bring out a silent procession on the campus tomorrow as part of their ongoing programme protesting against Tuesday’s verdict placing four Rajshahi University (RU) teachers to two years’ rigorous imprisonment.
At a meeting of the Dhaka University Teachers’ Association (Duta) on Friday, the teachers issued an ultimatum to the government to release all detained and convicted DU and RU teachers and students by December 12.
This is the second time during the rule of this caretaker government that the DU teachers are wearing black badges. Earlier, they staged a similar protest following the arrest of Awami League President Sheikh Hasina.
Meanwhile, three army officers met DU Vice Chancellor Prof SMA Faiz and Duta representatives yesterday and requested them to consider their decision of wearing black ribbons.
Duta Acting President Prof Tazmeri SA Islam, its former president and general secretary Prof AAMS Arefin Siddique and Prof Muhammad Akhtaruzzaman were present at the meeting.
Prof Faiz said the meeting was held in a congenial atmosphere and was fruitful. “The army personnel and we all think that this issue should be solved urgently,” he said.
Prof Tazmeri said, “They [the government] are positive about the release of the detained teachers of Dhaka University and are working on it.”
There was, however, no specific date for the release, she said, adding that the meeting only discussed the release of DU teachers, not anything about the convicted RU teachers and detained DU students.
Asked if they will now postpone or cancel today’s programme, Tazmeri said, “The Duta is supposed to take a decision in this regard by evening.”
Later, when contacted at 7:00pm she said there was still no development towards postponement or cancellation of the programme.
Four teachers of Dhaka University and six of Rajshahi University and nine DU students were detained during August 20-22 following violence on the two campuses sparked by army personnel’s beating up of three DU students during a football match on August 20.
The detained DU teachers are Duta President Prof Sadrul Amin, Duta General Secretary Prof Anwar Hossain, Science Faculty Dean Prof Harun-or-Rashid and Applied Physics Department Chairman Prof Neem Chandra Bhowmik.
The convicted four RU teachers are Moloy Kumar Bhoumik of management department, Dulal Chandra Biswas, Sayed Selim Reza Newton and Abdullah Al Mamun of mass communication department.
December 9th, 2007 at 6:56 pm
What education you lecturers will impart to students when you yourselves are rebellious anti
social corrupt minded.
All you learnt to agitate pupils to ruin the country. Politics does not base on injustice, Hooliganism.
We all have to first faith in ALLAH & Islam
& propagate teaching of peace & tranquility all over the globe.
But most of you are language haters.I was told
by a student that in Salaimullah hall” on the top
of entrance ,Arabic sentence was inscribed”
Robbi Zidni EElman” Which means OH ALLAH help Us
to acquire knowdlege. But language haters
rubb Off these letters off as they assimilate with urdu Words. These people also hate bearded Muslims.They call all Religious Muslims as extrimists or Razakars.
Be aware , So long these pious Muslims will live in Bangladesh, you are safe or cruel climate
will devour you all.
There was no climatic calamities in the glove, but as the sin increases ALLAH will start destroying the globe.
Mens sin reached the peak, So world was drowned
in the time of Noah. Its not a fairy tale,
Prophet Noah’s Boat “Arck” is now found & displayed in Tutkey . The ruined city of Sadam & Gomerah found near Oman.
Let us all try to be soft hearted Imandar or
face the calamity.
Thank you.
December 10th, 2007 at 1:20 am
Black badges are but a symbol. We need to cleanse our hearts, our souls.