Aditimari college teachers on indefinite class boycott

Teachers and students of Aditmari Degree College began an indefinite class boycott yesterday protesting alleged assault on a teacher of the college by the managing committee president.
Seventy-five teachers and 33 staffs of the college held a protest rally on the college campus yesterday morning and decided to go for class boycott.
They also demanded removal of managing committee chief Muzibor Rahman, also Jatiya Party (JP) lawmaker from Lalmonirhat-2 constituency from the college committee.
“The college teachers and staffs of Aditmari Degree College have given three days' ultimatum to the lawmaker for resigning from the managing committee president post, otherwise, we will go for tougher programme after the deadline,” said college teacher Ramzan Ali.
According to several other college teachers, Muzibor Rahman beat up Rezwan Uddin Mintu, associate professor of marketing department of the college, at his residence in presence of local people on December 15 last.
Mintu went to Muzibor's house as the lawmaker called him for discussing some issues relating to managing committee of Chandropur School and College in Aditmari upazila.
There was a long-standing family feud over forming managing body of Chandropur School and College and for this the lawmaker beat up Mintu, the college teachers said.
“Without discussing a single word the lawmaker Muzibor Rahman started to beat me in his house at Aditmari town, where at least 50 local people were present at noon on December 15. The lawmaker also threatened to remove me from job,” said Rezwan Uddin Mintu.
“I have already sent a written allegation in this regard to the ministry concerned and local administration on December 15,” he said.
When contacted over mobile phone, the lawmaker yesterday denied the allegation and said Rezwan Uddin Mintu and his aides had been disturbing him over forming managing committee of Chandropur School and College.
“Rezwan Uddin Mintu along with 15/18 unknown people came to my house on December 15 for begging pardon as he was show caused by the principal of Aditmari Degree College recently and the college authority was preparing to suspend him for his long absence in the college,” the lawmaker said.
The lawmaker further said that Mintu was trying to turnish his image after failing to win his heart.
Contacted, principal of Aditmari Degree College Azizar Rahman told this correspondent that his office show caused the college teacher as per the decision of the managing committee. The principal, however, denied preparing to suspend the teacher.
Meanwhile, lawmaker Muzibor Rahman said the managing committee of the college will take action against the teachers and staffs who boycotted classes after discussing the matter with the principal.