VC, teachers confined for realising demand

Students of Hajee Danesh Science and Technology University yesterday demonstrate at the Administrative Building after confining the VC and several other teachers to press demands. PHOTO: BANGLAR CHOKH

The students of Hajee Danesh Science and Technology University (HSTU) yesterday confined Vice Chancellor Prof Md Afzal Hossain along with several other teachers and staffs for realisation of their demands including introduction of internship programme with 'decent allowance'.
The confined persons could not be rescued till filing of this report at 7:30pm.
Earlier on Thursday, Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) students of the university started an indefinite class boycott programme as the authorities failed to meet their demands within the deadline that ended the previous day.
Students of five other faculties of the institution also joined the BBA students to realise the demands.
When contacted, HSTU Proctor Prof Md Ruhul Amin said university authorities formed a 13-members committee headed by former acting vice chancellor of Prof Md Ruhul Amin to look into the students' demand.
During a visit to the university yesterday this correspondent saw several senior teachers trying to persuade the agitating students to withdraw their programme.
But the students remained stiff on their stance saying that they are tired of hearing assurances of starting internship course under various faculties for the last three years.
In the morning, students brought out a procession on the campus and locked the Academic Building confining around a hundred students, teachers and staffs. Later teachers with the help of police opened the gate after breaking the locks.
But the agitating students again gathered inside the Administrative Building and blocked its first and second floor staircases at 11:30am when the vice chancellor along with a number of teachers and staff got confined.