Progressive Teachers Assoc, BCL boycott probe body

The committee began probe yesterday and sought cooperation from all.

The PTA in a statement expressed deep concern over Sunday's incident in which some teachers and students were injured and several offices ransacked.

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They said the violence was allegedly done by activists of Jatayatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD), ruling BNP's student wing, in presence of police was pre-planed. Some senior teachers had a hand in it, they alleged.

On earlier occasions, JCD attacked peaceful demonstrations by students and cultural programmes. Even female students were not spared. But the authorities did not take any action.

Bangladesh Chhatra league (BCL) and Progressive Students Alliance (PSA) also rejected the probe body and brought out separate processions held rallies on the campus yesterday demanding a fair probe by 'neutral' persons. The present committee members are 'controversial' persons, they alleged.

On the other hand, the anti-Jamaat factions of JCD, who are blamed for Sunday's violence, marched campus streets in presence of police protesting Jamaat supporters on BNP's VC panel.

A JCD sources said, central JCD last night called all its RU JCD unit leaders to Dhaka for talks on the matter.

Talking to this correspondent, some RU teachers said Sunday's violence was due to the feud between Jamat backed VC Prof Faisul Islam Faruki and BNP aligned Pro VC Mondol.

One of the teachers belonging to the VC group said they boycotted yesterday's Pahela Baishakh committee meeting, called by Pro VC KAM Shahadat Hossain Mondol.