Madrasah students ransack VC's office over DU admission curb
Sunday, 19 October 2008
DU Correspondent
A group of Dhaka University (DU) students under the banner of Bangladesh Madrasah Students Movement Council Saturday vandalised the vice-chancellor's office, as the university authorities didn't lift the restriction against allowing madrasah background students' admission in eight departments.
"Around 150 to 200 students suddenly entered the VC office at around 3:45 pm and started smashing the window panes of the office when another team of 30 t0 35 students were talking to the VC about the admission restriction", DU VC office official Munshi Shamsuddin Ahmed told reporters.
The unruly students, probably most of them having madrasah background, continued the attack on the VC office for at least five to seven minutes ransacking almost all the windowpanes including two doors, chairs and wall clocks and left the place, Ahmed added.
DU Proctor AK Feroze Ahmed said that they would file a case against a large number of unknown students, as the university authorities couldn't identify anyone of the picketers.
The proctor asked the law enforcing agencies to tighten security measures at the TSC area, as the attackers threatened to stop issuing the first-year honours admission forms today (Sunday).
VC SMA Faiz said the acts of the agitators were unimaginable and heinous. Their acts of smashing up the VC's office constituted the most scandalous chapter in the history of DU since its inception in 1921, he said.
Faiz said who had ransacked the VC office were not eligible to become DU students. They must be arrested and awarded exemplary punishment.
In reply to a query, the VC asserted that no one of the picketers whether they were DU students or outsiders could escape punishment, as the inspector general of police assured him of stern actions against those responsible.
The VC asked all concerned to be aware so that no untoward incident could take place on the campus.
A syndicate meeting was going on till writing this report Saturday night to decide what type of action the university authorities will take against the responsible students.
A group of Dhaka University (DU) students under the banner of Bangladesh Madrasah Students Movement Council Saturday vandalised the vice-chancellor's office, as the university authorities didn't lift the restriction against allowing madrasah background students' admission in eight departments.
"Around 150 to 200 students suddenly entered the VC office at around 3:45 pm and started smashing the window panes of the office when another team of 30 t0 35 students were talking to the VC about the admission restriction", DU VC office official Munshi Shamsuddin Ahmed told reporters.
The unruly students, probably most of them having madrasah background, continued the attack on the VC office for at least five to seven minutes ransacking almost all the windowpanes including two doors, chairs and wall clocks and left the place, Ahmed added.
DU Proctor AK Feroze Ahmed said that they would file a case against a large number of unknown students, as the university authorities couldn't identify anyone of the picketers.
The proctor asked the law enforcing agencies to tighten security measures at the TSC area, as the attackers threatened to stop issuing the first-year honours admission forms today (Sunday).
VC SMA Faiz said the acts of the agitators were unimaginable and heinous. Their acts of smashing up the VC's office constituted the most scandalous chapter in the history of DU since its inception in 1921, he said.
Faiz said who had ransacked the VC office were not eligible to become DU students. They must be arrested and awarded exemplary punishment.
In reply to a query, the VC asserted that no one of the picketers whether they were DU students or outsiders could escape punishment, as the inspector general of police assured him of stern actions against those responsible.
The VC asked all concerned to be aware so that no untoward incident could take place on the campus.
A syndicate meeting was going on till writing this report Saturday night to decide what type of action the university authorities will take against the responsible students.