RU Pro-VC assaulted by new recruits
RU Correspondent
A total of 546 employees, who were appointed controversially by the Rajshahi University (RU) authorities last year, have called a strike on February 7 demanding confirmation of their jobs.They will also stage a demonstration and a two-hour-long sit-in on the campus on the day. The employees have also threatened to enforce an indefinite strike if their jobs were not confirmed by the date and they would cut off electricity and water lines of university officials. The programmes were announced after they staged demonstrations and put administrative building under lock and key for one hour on Wednesday. They also assaulted RU Pro-vice-chancellor and Chairman of the appointment committee Prof KAM Shahadat Hossain Mondol when he rushed to the scene after hearing a chaos. The employees held a rally presided over by Rafiqul Islam Sadar, convenor of the Newly Recruited Employees' Interest Preservation Committee. "RU authorities have always used us against general students who were on movement for security," said Joint Convenor Akkas Ahmed. The employees also staged one-hour sit-in in front of the administrative building. The pro-VC said their demands are under consideration. The High Court stayed the recruitment following a suit by Abu Aslam, a lawyer, last year.
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