Teachers under the banner of ‘Shommilito Shikkhok Shomaz’ took part in the elections forming an alliance by factions of Awami League, BNP and leftist-leaned parties and bagged a total of 10 posts out of 15 including the president, general secretary, joint secretary, and treasurer.
Professor Ajit Kumar Majumder of Statistics department and Professor Md Sohel Rana of Pharmacy department were elected president and general secretary respectively.
Professor Mazumder is the president of a faction of AL backed teachers’ organization ‘Bangabandhur Adarsha O Muktijuddher Chetonay Bishwashi Progotishil Shikkhok Shomaz’ while Professor Md Shohel Rana took part at the election from the BNP teachers’ faction.
Professor Jugal Krishna Das of Computer Science and Engineering department and Assistant Professor Laizu Nasrin of English department were elected vice-president and joint secretary respectively.
Professor Monwar Hossain Tuhin of Zoology department was elected as the treasurer.
The other executive members of the body are Professor Mahbub Kabir of Chemistry, Professor Samsul Alam of Government and Politics, Professor Farid Ahmed of Physics, Professor Amzad Hossain of Economics, Professor Hafizur Rahman of Environmental Sciences, Professor Sayeed Ferdous of Anthropology, Professor A A Mamun of Physics, Professor Rasheda Akhter of Anthropology, Associate Professor Ayesha Siddika of Economics and Assistant Professor Mahfuza Khatun of Finance and Banking department.
Chief Election Commissioner Professor AKM Abul Kalam of Urban and Regional Planning department announced the result.
He expressed satisfaction over the election as more than 90 percent votes were casted.
Leader of Shommilito Shikkhok Shomaz JU Pro-VC Professor Amir Hussain said, “It was the expected result of the election because current VC Professor Farzana Islam did not able to attain faith of maximum teachers due to her controversial activities.”
The VC backed teachers took part in the election under the banner of ‘Bangabandhur Adarsher Shikkhok Parishad’.