DU teachers' White Panel splits, rival committee announced

The White Panel of Dhaka University teachers, backed by BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami, has split following the announcement of rival committee, reports UNB.
On Monday, at a general meeting of the White Panel, Professor Dr. Morshed Hasan Khan was elected as the convener with the highest votes and professors Dr. Abdus Salam and Dr. Md. Abul Kalam Sarkar were nominated as joint conveners for 2025 and 2026.
However, a faction of the White Panel rejected the committee, claiming that the election was 'influenced' in various ways. In a press conference held at 9:00 pm on the same day, they announced an ad-hoc committee with a 6-member advisory council and one convener and two joint conveners.
The convener of this committee is Prof Dr. Aminul Islam Talukdar from the Department of Physics, with professors Dr. Mohammad Alamujadeddin Alfeshani from the Department of Botany and Dr. Mezbah-ul-Islam from the Department of Information Science and Library Management as the joint convenors.
The advisory council consists of Prof Dr Md Selim Reza from the Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Prof Dr. Md. Enamul Haque from the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Professor Dr. Md. Ataur Rahman Miazi from the Department of Islamic History and Culture, Professor Dr. Mohammad Shafiq Ahmed from the Department of Islamic Studies, Professor Dr. Md. Emran Kaiyum from the Department of Chemistry, and Professor Dr. S.M. Mostafa Al Mamun from the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering.
In a written statement, Aminul Islam Talukdar said, "The current White Panel is being led by a small opportunistic clique, with professor Morshed Hasan Khan as convener, and professors Abdus Salam and Abul Kalam Sarkar as joint convenors. Professor Morshed holds several positions in BNP. According to BNP's policy, 'one leader, one position' is a principle that White Panel's professionals seek."