The vice-chancellor, who earlier recruited 86 people on March 27 last year and 88 on May 18 this year due to alleged pressure from the ruling parties, can not enter the campus now due to resistance by BNP's student front Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD), which want more recruitment of party men.

The recruitment of 174 people, most of them activists of JCD and Islami Chhatra Shibir (student front of Jamaat), was done in violation of provision of the University Grants Commission (UGC), which triggered protests from different organisations on the campus, sources said.

They said the crisis will deepen when the university will reopen on June 10 after the summer vacation as JCD is adamant not to allow him return to the campus unless more 100 party men are recruited in different positions.

The VC had to leave the campus on May 18 when unruly JCD activists went on the rampage on campus as the authorities failed to give them their expected jobs.

Some sources claimed that the VC, Prof Rafiqul Islam, may resign any moment.

Political circles and campus sources said two local ruling party lawmakers are behind the agitation by the JCD and Shibir activists. The sources said some of the JCD and Shibir men recruited on March 27 last year and on May 18 this year face criminal charges including those for murder.

Of the 88 recruited on May 18 this year after the Syndicate's 190th meeting, six are officials and 82 are third and forth class employees. Of the 87 recruited last year, 55 were teachers, 20 officials and 12 employees. Of them 22 were leaders or activists of ICS and the rest were JCD men, campus sources claimed.

Some sources said more 162 posts of teachers and employees have been created at the behest of the VC.

Meanwhile discontent is fomenting among teachers and other staff as they did not get salary for the month of April due to the volatile situation, marked with vandalism before the summer vacation.

There is none on the campus to exercise authority and take any decision as the vice-chancellor did not hand over charge to any body when he left the campus. This created a deadlock in administrative work.

The rampaging JCD activists torched 23 buses, two private cars and attacked offices and residences of teachers, officials and Syndicate members on May 19. They threatened more agitation.

The university authorities then suspended all classes and examinations and asked female students to vacate their dormitories on grounds of security. Three hostels for male students were kept open.

Although offices were open, the campus remained desolate as teachers and other staff could not go to the campus fearing attack by BNP and JCD activists.

As the volatile situation continued, the authorities on May 31 declared the university closed for summer vacation.

Registrar of the university Dr. Moslem Uddin told the Daily Star that salaries were not be paid as the salary sheets could not be prepared.

Officials and employees could not work since May 18, he said.