The students confined the house tutors, who later resigned, to press home their 13-point demand.

Talking to The Daily Star, Vice-chancellor Prof SMA Faiz said the six students were scolded this time for their wrongdoing, but their minimum punishment was the cancellation of their seats.

He also urged all to maintain teachers-students relationship.

The syndicate at an emergency meeting on Tuesday night, however, did not take any measurers against the house tutors.

A six-member inquiry committee in its report blamed the hall administration for its reluctance to meet the students' demands.

Three syndicate members put a note of dissent on the decision saying issuing warnings was not enough as the six students were clearly identified by the probe committee for their misbehaviour with the house tutors.

"We asked the syndicate to expel the students," said one of the members asking anonymity.

The VC will sit with the resigned house tutors today to bring back normalcy at the hall that has been running without any teachers since July 18.

Sources said Prof Tahmina Aktar of Bangladesh-Kuwait Moitri Hall is making hectic efforts to become the provost of Fazilatunnesa hall.

Some other teachers are also lobbying for the post, sources added.

The Blue Panel teachers backed by the opposition Awami League yesterday met the VC and expressed dissatisfaction over the syndicate decision.

They urged the VC to give a copy of the probe report to Dhaka University Teachers' Association.