United News of Bangladesh

Alumni of RAJUK Uttara Model College have strongly condemned a recent incident of ‘teacher harassment’ on the campus, saying that the institution's governing board will be deemed ‘weak and toothless’ if it fails to restore discipline. In a written statement issued on Thursday, the alumni body said a pattern of politically motivated labelling and partisan language has been increasingly used to create unrest within the college premises, with students subjecting teachers and administrative officials to public humiliation. “Such behaviour is utterly unacceptable, and as alumni, these incidents are putting us in a deeply embarrassing position before society and in our professional lives,” the statement reads. The alumni noted that videos circulating on social media from June 14 showed students using contemptuous gestures and language toward teachers during an incident involving administrative official Azaharul Islam, with some students even removing chairs from under teachers, conduct the alumni described as an extreme expression of lawlessness. The statement also alleged that a college official had earlier been forcibly expelled after being branded as an associate of a specific political party, and that the president of RAJUK College Ex-Students Association (RESA) was similarly subjected to humiliation. Describing RAJUK Uttara Model College as an autonomous institution led since its founding by senior Bangladesh Army officials, the alumni said the college has maintained a proud tradition of zero political activity within its walls since its establishment in 1994. The alumni body put forward a five-point demand to college authorities: banning unauthorised use of video recording devices or live streaming on campus; ensuring internal faculty disputes never reach the student level; prohibiting all political activity and provocative sloganeering on campus; guaranting a respectful and dignified coexistence between teachers and students and fully restoring the institution's historically strict disciplinary culture.