Classes suspended for 3 days, exams postponed

The academic committee of the department took the decisions after a group of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) activists vandalised the department during first year final examination on Thursday.

Chairman of the department ABM Shahjahan, two teachers -- Prof M Faikuzzaman and Prof Mushfiqur Rahman -- were manhandled and two female students were injured in the attack.

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The teachers later in a statement also said that they were manhandled by the alleged JCD activists.

The attackers also damaged several doors and windows of the examination hall and tore answer sheets of some examinees.

The injured students --Akhtar Banu Joly and Sumi-- were given first aid.

The attack was made 15 minutes after the first year final examination began at 1pm as JCD's demand for rescheduling the examination date was not met.

JCD activists demanded the rescheduling as two students --Tanveer Ahmed Bakul and Shamim Ara Sultana who are reportedly JCD supporters were sick and could not sit for the examination. They had applied for rescheduling the examination.

Assistant Proctor Prof Belal Uddin later termed the incident 'atrocious'. He however said he was not sure about the identity of the attackers.

Prof ABM Shahjahan said the decision was taken in protest against the incident.

RU JCD President Motiar Rahman later claimed that the attackers were not their party men and demanded probe into the incident.

In a statement Thursday evening, Prof Shahjahan demanded expulsion of the two female students (Bakul and Sultana), saying that they called the 'terrorists' who vandalised he department.

He also demanded proper investigation into the incident and exemplary punishment of the persons responsible.