AUST closed sine die
Staff Correspondent
Ahsanulla University of Science and Technology (AUST) was closed yesterday for an indefinite period in the wake of protests by students demanding that the campus be shifted to the university's permanent building at Tejgaon Industrial Area from the rented buildings at West Tejturi Bazar in the city. The students, who have been staging demonstrations for the last four days, said they have been raising the issue for the last two years, but the authorities remained indifferent. They said the university authorities had signed an agreement with them on October 27, 2004 that the campus would be shifted to its permanent building by December 2006. Since its establishment in 1995, the university has been conducting its academic activities at some rented buildings at West Tejturi Bazar at Tejgaon. The university, with 3500 students, has no parking and other facilities, the students said. They, however, said they are quite satisfied with the quality of education at AUST. M Anwar Hossain, vice-chancellor of AUST, told The Daily Star that the university syndicate had closed the university for an indefinite period because of the present situation. "But we are also in favour of the students' demand," he said, adding that the construction of the eight-storey permanent building is nearing its completion. "We are trying our best to shift the campus to permanent location as early as possible," the VC said. Police have been deployed on the campus yesterday morning.
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