RU teacher's release demanded

A group of pro-BNP teachers of Rajshahi University (RU) under the banner of Zia Parishad yesterday met RU vice-chancellor Prof Abdus Sobhan and demanded immediate steps for release of Fine Arts Department teacher who was arrested on Monday on charge of giving death threat to Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) RU unit president. Detective Branch police arrested Prof Abdus Salam and Polash Hossain Ranga, a local youth, after BCL president Ibrahim Hossain Moon filed a case with Motiher police station on Monday alleging death threat and bid to extort Tk 1 lakh. The youth got bail but the teacher was sent to jail. They were produced in Rajshahi Metropolitan Magistrate Court on Tuesday. The teachers at the meeting at VC's residence expressed their deep concern at the arrest of their colleague and demanded his immediate release.