150 CU teachers on leave

Shortage of employees has aggravated the situation.

At present session jam grips all the departments due to shortage of teachers. A total of 150 out of 567 teachers are on leave. Over 100 teachers are on study leave, 14 are on lien and 12 are on deputation and other leave.

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Science Faculty topped the list of teachers on leave with 43 teachers followed by Commerce Faculty with 28, Arts Faculty- 27, Social Science Faculty- 24 and Law Faculty-5.

In Economics Department 15 teachers are on long leave followed by Institution of Forestry and Environmental Science with 10 teachers on leave, sources said.

Deputy Controller of Examinations Mofakkharul Islam performs duty of Controller of Examinations, Deputy Librarian SM Abu Taher performs duty of Librarian, Deputy Curator of Museum Shamsul Hossain performs duty of Curator while Deputy Accountant Abdul Monayem has been appointed the Transport section Director-in-Charge.

On contact, Chittagong University Teachers' Association (CUTA) General Secretary Helal Uddin Nizami said to this correspondent, "The university authorities should take stern action against them."