Authorities of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) have decided to exempt the provost of the Begum Sirajunnesa Chowdhury Hall Zafrin Ahmed Liza from duty.
The decision was taken on Friday after a protest erupted amid the residential students of the university asking for her resignation.
“Prof Zobaida Kanak Khan has been made the acting provost of the hall for now. We will surely investigate the allegations,” SUST Vice-Chancellor Farid Uddin told The Business Post, confirming the incident.
“Zafrin Ahmed Liza is currently on leave,” he added.
Earlier, residential students of the university staged a protest on Thursday night, demanding the resignation of the provost.
Around 8:00pm, the students of the female dormitory called on provost Zafrin Ahmed Liza to inform her of their problems about accommodation. But the students alleged that the hall provost misbehaved with them.
The agitated students immediately staged a protest at the hall and then outside the official residence of SUST vice-chancellor, demanding provost Zafrin’s resignation and public apology, as well as resolution of their long-standing issues.
The students claimed that they would no longer tolerate the “misbehaviour” and the “highhandedness” of the provost.
After a five-hour-long demonstration, the students dispersed around 2:30am Friday after getting an assurance from VC Farid Uddin Ahmed.
“The VC asked us to submit our demands in writing on Friday,” a student told.
“The students gathered in front of the VC’s residence and demanded his intervention in the resolution of their issues”, said Associate Professor Md Alamgir Kabir, SUST Proctor.
“Later, they left the place after getting VC’s assurance, and the situation on the campus is calm at the moment,” he added.
