The authorities of Begum Rokeya University,
Rangpur (BRUR) have temporarily suspended two teachers and seven officials-
employees who were involved in the murder of Abu Sayeed during the anti-
discrimination movement.
Abu Sayeed, a 12th batch student of the English Department of English, was
shot dead by the police in front of the university during the anti-
discrimination student movement on July 16 last.
The BRUR authorities have also banned all forms of party-based politics in
the campus.
“The decisions were taken at the 108th Syndicate meeting of the university
held at the administrative building of the university today,” Vice-chancellor
Professor Dr Md Showkat Ali told reporters at a press conference this
afternoon.
Syndicate members- Rangpur Divisional Commissioner Md. Shahidul Islam,
Jagannath University Professor Dr Md Humayun Kabir Chowdhury, Chittagong
University Professor Dr Md Siraj Ud Dowllah and Begum Rokeya University
Professor Dr Md Matiur Rahman were present in the syndicate m
eeting.
Earlier, the university administration formed a three-member fact-finding
committee to identify the teachers, students, officers and employees working
in the university involved in the murder of Abu Sayeed and to determine the
type of their punishment.
The fact-finding committee submitted the report recently and the syndicate
meeting took the decisions after discussing the report findings today.
The Vice-chancellor said, “According to the decision of the syndicate, a case
will be filed against all the teachers, officials and employees and 72
students who were involved in the killing of Abu Sayeed.”
In order to monitor and control the moral, academic discipline of the
students, malpractice like extortion, tendering, trading of seats in
residential halls and encroachment of halls will be prohibited in the campus.
The university will be run according to law. Accordingly, in this university,
teachers, officials, employees and students will stop the party-based
politics.
He said, “Teachers,
officials, employees cannot be members of any political
organization. If anyone is still involved, action will be taken against him
in the light of the university’s law.”
All the students involved in Abu Sayeed’s murder have left their studies.
Cases against them and those who have studentships will be subject to
investigation by the Disciplinary Committee.
He said, “Precaution will also be taken so that no one is victimized.”
Hopefully, we will get justice through the court.”
The Vice-chancellor said that the students’ council will be started in the
university soon. There will be student councils even in the three residential
halls too. A committee has been formed in this regard.
It has been decided not to grant leave to all the teachers, officers and
employees who are absent from work without leave. They will be show-caused
for being absent from work including temporary suspension.
A three-member inquiry committee has been constituted in view of the
complaints regarding the appointment of thr
ee teachers.
“Another investigation committee of three members has been constituted to
investigate the complaint of irregularities in the sale of buses by transport
pool,” the Vice-chancellor said.
Meanwhile, general students of university were very happy and distributed
sweets as party politics was banned in the campus.
Supreme sacrifice of Abu Sayeed on July 16 instantly transformed the nation-
wide anti-discrimination student-people movement into an unstoppable popular
uprising that eventually ousted then-fascist Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on
5 August.
Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha