BCL men manhandle teachers at SUST

Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) activists have attacked teachers in Sylhet’s Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST). A faction of pro-Awami League teachers have been demonstrating for the last few months for the VC’s removal. On Sunday, they came under attack from the activists of the BCL, which is the student affiliate of the ruling party. The teachers’ faction ‘Mohan Muktijuddher Chetanay Udbuddha Shikshak Parishad’ had announced plans for a sit-in protest in front of the administrative building between 9am and 5pm on Sunday.
Meanwhile, Vice Chancellor Aminul Haque Bhuiyan convened an Academic Council meeting at 3pm, triggering tension in the campus. Around 5:30am, activists of SUST unit of BCL, who have been supporting the VC, gathered in front of the administrative building. Demonstrating teachers began to arrive around 7:30am. About an hour later, BCL activists snatched away a banner from the teachers before shoving and pushing them away from the place. Local police OC Aktar Hossain was seen standing between the teachers and BCL activists, pleading all to calm down, but the BCL men did not respond to the appeal by the police officer. Even as the teachers were manhandled, the VC entered the building and went to his office on the first floor.  
The BCL activists pushed and manhandled the agitating teachers after the VC went to his office in an effort to break up the protest, according to bdnews24.com.
- biplab