SUST reopens following protests by students

SYLHET: Authorities of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) has withdrawn its declaration of a 10-day closure of academic activities at the university, reports UNB.
The decision was taken at an emergency syndicate meeting, presided over by the university’s Vice-chancellor Dr Aminul Haque Bhuiyan yesterday morning.
Earlier on Wednesday, the SUST authorities declared the university closed for 10 days following a clash between two groups of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) on the campus on Tuesday night.
Protesting the decision, around 500 students took position in front of the VC’s residence on Wednesday night.
The VC talked to the protesters over the issue around 12am, but failed to convince the students to call off the demonstration.
At one point, they locked the main gate of the VC’s residence.
The action prompted the VC to call an emergency syndicate meeting on that decided to withdraw the closure Thursday morning.
Akhter Hossain, officer-in-charge of Jalalabad Police Station, said additional police forces has been deployed at the university to avoid any untoward situation. 
All the students were asked to leave the dormitories as early as possible, said a release signed by SUST Registrar Ishfaqul Hossain on Wednesday. 
On Tuesday night, two groups of BCL locked into a clash over establishing dominance on the campus. Several chases and counter chases took place between the rivals. 
Later, police conducted raids at three hostels on the campus and recovered local arms, hand grenades and bullets in the night. 

 

SUST reopens following protests by students

SYLHET: Authorities of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) has withdrawn its declaration of a 10-day closure of academic activities at the university, reports UNB. The decision was taken at an emergency syndicate meeting, presided over by the universitys Vice-chancellor Dr Aminul Haque Bhuiyan yesterday morning. Earlier on Wednesday, the SUST authorities declared the university closed for 10 days following a clash between two groups of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) on the campus on Tuesday night. Protesting the decision, around 500 students took position in front of the VCs residence on Wednesday night. The VC talked to the protesters over the issue around 12am, but failed to convince the students to call off the demonstration. At one point, they locked the main gate of the VCs residence. The action prompted the VC to call an emergency syndicate meeting on that decided to withdraw the closure Thursday morning. Akhter Hossain, officer-in-charge of Jalalabad Police Station, said additional police forces has been deployed at the university to avoid any untoward situation. All the students were asked to leave the dormitories as early as possible, said a release signed by SUST Registrar Ishfaqul Hossain on Wednesday. On Tuesday night, two groups of BCL locked into a clash over establishing dominance on the campus. Several chases and counter chases took place between the rivals. Later, police conducted raids at three hostels on the campus and recovered local arms, hand grenades and bullets in the night.