JU agitators continue demo against VC

Jahangirnagar University teachers and students continued their demonstration for the removal of the vice-chancellor Professor Farzana Islam for her alleged involvement in corruption and irregularities on Monday.

Under the banner of Jahangirnagar against Corruption on Monday, over 50 teachers and students took to the streets to mobilise support to their demand of the vice-chancellor’s removal by today.

Agitators declared that they would enforce daylong strike and besiege administrative building on Wednesday and Thursday if the VC did not resign from her post.  

Protesters brought out a protest procession carrying black flags from the social science faculty building amid entrance examinations taken by thousands of admission seekers around 1:00pm.

Marching on different roads and buildings the protest procession ended at Shaheed Minar premises with a brief rally.

Addressing the rally at the Shaheed Minar, protester Ashik, who is the president of JU Sanskritik jote, said, ‘We, all, know that the VC had given commission to the BCL leaders from taxpayer’s money. Three of the BCL activists had already confessed to their involvement with the secret commission sharing incident. The VC had ethically lost her right. She should resign from her position otherwise the students will compel her to quit.’

Meantime, a VC-backed teacher was asked to refrain from his regular duties over the allegation of sexual harassment on Sunday.    

The accused teacher was Dr Sanwar Shiraj of government and politics department of the university.

Sanwar Shiraz was accused of sexual harassment and molesting a female student of his department.

JU vice-chancellor Farzana Islam made the decision by exercising her executive power that was came up with the first meeting of anti-sexual harassment cell’s recommendation, confirmed JU acting registrar Rahima Kaneez.

Earlier on September 19, a female student of government and politics department filed a complaint to the department chair, detailing how Sanwar Siraj abused her.

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