United News of Bangladesh

Urging students to keep their trust in the decisions made by the university syndicate, the Khulna University of Engineering and Technology (Kuet) authorities have strongly condemned the recent forceful entry into student dormitories, labeling it a violation of university regulations and the country’s laws. This statement was made in a press release issued by the university on Tuesday night. The media release further said that several misleading and unofficial lists naming alleged students involved in the recent unrest are being circulated across social media platforms. KUET students unlock halls, demand VC’s resignation The university clarified that no formal list of accused students has been published and urged all students to avoid being influenced by such unverified sources of information. The unrest stems from violent clashes that erupted on February 18 between members of the BNP’s student wing, Chhatra Dal and general students amid growing demands to ban student politics on campus. In response to the escalating tensions, the Kuet syndicate convened its 99th meeting on February 25, deciding to close all residential halls indefinitely and directing students to vacate their halls by 10 am the following day. On Monday night, the university syndicate announced the suspension of 37 students identified as being involved in the February clashes. According to Kuet authorities, the university’s student disciplinary committee will now carefully examine the investigation report, as per syndicate directives, and finalise the disciplinary actions accordingly. Kuet suspends 37 students over February clash On Tuesday afternoon, a day after the suspensions were declared, students broke into several locked residential halls, demanding the resignation of Vice Chancellor Professor Dr Muhammad Mahmud.

Residential halls of Khulna Engineering and Technology University (Kuet) reopened on Friday after remaining closed over the unusual death of Prof. Dr Mohammad Selim Hossain. The decision was taken at an emergency meeting of Kuet syndicate on Thursday morning, said Pratik Chandra Biswas, president of the teachers' association. The university administration also announced to hold classes from January 9. Read: Kuet teacher’s death: BCL general secretary, 3 others expelled On behalf of the association, the university administration also decided to buy a Sanchayapatra of Taka 10 lakh to give it to Selim's daughter Jannatul Ferdous. The association also demanded a permanent job in Kuet for Selim's wife according to her educational qualifications. It also called for starting the judicial process to put those responsible for his death on trial.

Khulna University of Engineering and Technology (Kuet) has been declared closed till December 13 amid tension gripping the campus over the death of a teacher of the university. The students have been asked to leave their residential halls by 4:00 pm on Friday, said an order signed by the Registrar (Acting) of the University, Engineer Md Anisur Rahman Bhuiyan. Read:Kuet students’ in Arabian attire; University authorities ‘embarrassed’ The decision was taken at an emergency meeting of KUET syndicate on Friday noon as the unusual death of Prof. Dr Mohammad Selim Hossain, allegedly due to mental torture and harassment of Chhatra League members, triggered unrest on the campus. Prof Selim, 38, a teacher of the Electrical and Electronics Engineering (EEE) department at the university, was also the provost of Lalan Shah Hall. . According to faculty members of the university, Prof Selim died hours after some Chhatra League activists led by Sadman Nahyan Sejan, general secretary of Kuet Chhatra League, allegedly confined the teacher to his office and mentally tortured him to accept their choice as dining manager of Lalan Shah Hall for December.