United News of Bangladesh

A section of students of Dhaka University of Engineering and Technology (DUET) in Gazipur continued their protest on Monday morning over the appointment of the new Vice Chancellor. They locked the university's main gate and took positions on campus, halting normal activities. Witnesses said officials and employees who arrived at the gate before 8:30am were allowed to enter, while others were barred. The students said their agitation would continue until the appointment of newly appointed Vice Chancellor Dr Mohammad Iqbal is cancelled. “We won’t accept the appointment of the new VC in any way,” one of the students said. They also demanded justice for those allegedly attacked and injured DUET students during clashes the previous day. At least 25 people including five policemen were injured in a clash between two groups on the campus on Sunday centering the joining of newly appointed  VC Professor Dr Mohammad Iqbal. The unrest began after the government appointed Dr Mohammad Iqbal of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology as the new VC of DUET. Soon after the announcement, a section of the university's students rejected the appointment and demanded a vice-chancellor appointed from within DUET.