2 'controversial' appointments at RU

RU Senate member and Applied Physics Department teacher Prof Dr Azizar Rahman Sarker has been appointed chairman of Computer Science and Technology Department replacing the department's 'controversial' teacher Khwaja Zakaria Chishty.

Sources said his appointment violated the university rules. As per the rules, any person appointed to the post must have either computer background or should come from Computer Science Department.

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No one was appointed chairman of Applied Physics Department with computer science background in the last five years, they claimed.

Statistics Department teacher Prof Dr Asaduzzman Shah was appointed Computer Centre administrator replacing Abdul Aziz Miah.

Talking to this correspondent, many senior RU teachers expressed their concern and said the appointments were politically biased.

"The appointments would tarnish the university's image because the two teachers were involved in Jamaat-e-Islam politics", said a teacher seeking anonymity.

When contacted, Prof Azizar Rahman denied the allegations and said, "The authorities did what they thought appropriate about me".

Asaduzzaman Shah thanked the administration for his appointment.