Protest against teacher assault, Vice-Chancellor-Registrar blocked for 6 hours

Protest against teacher assault, Vice-Chancellor-Registrar blocked for 6 hours.

"Students of Patuakhali Science and Technology University (PSTU) protested on Monday over the incident of a teacher being humiliated. They demanded the dismissal of a university official who was accused of being involved in the incident. At one stage, the agitated students locked the main gate of the administrative building at 9 am. Then the vice-chancellor, registrar and other administrative officials of the university were trapped.

On the other hand, the university authorities made the accused official OSD in the afternoon in the face of student protests. They also formed a committee to investigate the incident. After that, they withdrew the movement at three and a half in the afternoon. The students said that on Saturday morning, the assistant professor of the Department of Nutrition and Food Science (NFS), Md. Nazrul Islam, was abused and humiliated by the personal assistant (PA-to) of the vice-chancellor, Md. Samsul Haque. In protest, the students of the Department of Nutrition and Food Science (NFS) protested on Monday.

Eyewitnesses said that at 9 am, the students started a rally in front of the administrative building demanding the punishment of Samsul Haque. At one stage, the agitated students locked the main gate of the administrative building. As a result, the vice-chancellor Swadesh Chandra Samanta, registrar Santosh Kumar Basu and other senior officials of the administration were trapped.

Along with the student protest movement, the general teachers' organization Teachers' Association of the university held a human chain on the campus. The leaders of the teachers expressed solidarity with the student movement at the rally. The students became more agitated when the teachers expressed solidarity with the student movement. The agitated students announced at that time that the accused official Samsul Haque would continue to protest until he was dismissed from his job. The chairman of the Teachers' Association, Jihad Parvez, said that all the classes and exams of the university have been postponed in protest of the incident of humiliating the teacher. They are demanding exemplary punishment of that official.

On the other hand, the university authorities made Samsul Haque OSD in the face of student protests in the afternoon. They also formed a five-member committee to investigate the incident. As a result, the agitated students withdrew the movement at three and a half in the afternoon. When asked about the matter, Samsul Haque said that he had only a conversation with assistant professor Nazrul Islam on a matter. The allegation of humiliating him is false.

The registrar of the university, Santosh Kumar Basu, said that Samsul Haque was made OSD on charges of humiliating the teacher. The dean of the Department of Nutrition and Food Science (NFS), Dilruba Yasmin, was appointed as the convener of a five-member committee to investigate the incident. The investigation committee has been asked to submit the investigation report within three working days."