Haji Danesh univ closed in fear of backlash

The authorities of Hajee Danesh Science and Technology University (HSTU) yesterday closed the university for 16 days from today, apprehending law and order situation on the campus over expulsion of three BCL leaders.
Following a meeting held with the deans of all faculties and the hall superintendents earlier on the day, the authorities issued a notice in this regard at 2:00 and also asked the students to vacate their dormitories by 5:00pm.
Campus sources said, the HSTU authorities took the decision in the wake of protest by the university unit of BCL against the expulsion orders.
On November 27, three BCL leaders were permanently expelled from the university for cheating in the admission test, using a hi-tech device on November 4.
The disciplinary committee expelled the three on the basis of the report submitted by the probe committee on November 25.
The expellees are Arun Kanti Roy, a PhD student and general secretary of the HSTU unit of BCL, SM Zahid Hasan, a fourth year student of business studies and organising secretary of the BCL unit,  and Anindya Dutta,  a second year student of telecommunication and electric engineering and executive committee member of the unit.
Police have been deployed on the campus to avert any untoward incident, said Dr Shahadat Hossain Khan, student adviser of the university.
Addressing a press conference on the campus at around 4:30pm, BCL university unit protested the authorities' decision to close the university. Iftekharul Islam, president of the unit, demanded immediate withdrawal of expulsion orders against the three party men.
During the admission test on November 4, teachers of the university caught a student named Md Abul Hossain with the device and handed him over to the police. Based on his statement, the HSTU authorities temporarily expelled Arun Kanti Roy and SM Zahid Hasan.
The authorities formed a three-member probe committee headed by Prof Mizanur Rahman of soil science department on the day. Two other members of the committee are Dr Shahadad Hossain Khan of soil science department and Dr Anis Khan of agronomy department.
The academic activities of the university have remained suspended since November 17 as BCL enforced an indefinite strike, demanding withdrawal of the expulsion orders issued on November 4 against the BCL leaders and demanding removal of the vice chancellor.