BU VC apologises for his remarks

BARISHAL, Mar 30 (UNB): Amid growing student protests, Barishal University (BU) Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Imamul Haque on Friday expressed sorrow for his recent 'offensive comment'.

In a press statement signed by university public relations officer Faisal Ahmed, the VC requested the media to publish his apology saying that his recent remark was misunderstood by the students.

"Unambiguously, I want to say that I didn't call the students 'razakarer bachcha'... I only said if anyone tries to foil any programme on Independence Day, he or she would be razakarer bachcha," the VC said in the statement.

"Even then, I apologise if any of my students got hurt by the statement, and I seek cooperation from them in running the university's academic activities smoothly as before," he said.

On Tuesday, students started demonstrations claiming that the VC arranged the Independence Day programme on the campus without inviting students, and when they protested this action, he called them 'razakarer bachcha' (kids of Pak collaborators).