DU students stage demo seeking cancellation of 7 colleges’ affiliation

A group of Dhaka University (DU) students yesterday  staged demonstrations on the campus boycotting classes demanding cancellation of seven colleges' affiliation with the university, reports UNB. Over 100 students took position at the foot of Aparajeya Bangla at 8am. They started chanting slogans- 'Cancel affiliation of seven colleges to protect DU honour' and 'Our only demand is to revoke affiliation of seven colleges with DU'.

The students blocked the Shahbagh-Nilkhet road for around one hour from 10am to realise their demand and later moved towards the DU Vice-chancellor's office to talk to him over the issue. However, the VC was not office at that time. "Students of these seven colleges are using our university logo as their academic activities are controlled from our university. If this situation continues, our academic activities will be hampered," said Mashiur Rahman Sadik, convener of the movement.

Contacted, DU VC Prof Md Akhtaruzzaman told UNB, "The DU campus is only for university students, not for affiliated colleges' students. The affiliated college's students can't use the DU campus. Their all activities will be run in their own campuses."

The seven affiliated colleges are; Dhaka College, Eden Mohila College, Government Shaheed Suhrawardy College, Kabi Nazrul Government College, Begum Badrunnesa Government Mohila College, Mirpur Government Bangla College and Government Titumir College.

DU students stage demo seeking cancellation of 7 colleges affiliation

A group of Dhaka University (DU) students yesterday staged demonstrations on the campus boycotting classes demanding cancellation of seven colleges affiliation with the university, reports UNB. Over 100 students took position at the foot of Aparajeya Bangla at 8am. They started chanting slogans- Cancel affiliation of seven colleges to protect DU honour and Our only demand is to revoke affiliation of seven colleges with DU. The students blocked the Shahbagh-Nilkhet road for around one hour from 10am to realise their demand and later moved towards the DU Vice-chancellors office to talk to him over the issue. However, the VC was not office at that time. Students of these seven colleges are using our university logo as their academic activities are controlled from our university. If this situation continues, our academic activities will be hampered, said Mashiur Rahman Sadik, convener of the movement. Contacted, DU VC Prof Md Akhtaruzzaman told UNB, The DU campus is only for university students, not for affiliated colleges students. The affiliated colleges students cant use the DU campus. Their all activities will be run in their own campuses. The seven affiliated colleges are; Dhaka College, Eden Mohila College, Government Shaheed Suhrawardy College, Kabi Nazrul Government College, Begum Badrunnesa Government Mohila College, Mirpur Government Bangla College and Government Titumir College.