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
