Cancellation of new RU exam policy demanded
Science faculty students of Rajshahi University (RU) laid siege to the administrative building yesterday demanding cancellation of new examination policy for 2011-12 academic session.
Students of the session under eight departments of the faculty also formed a human chain to press home their demand. They also boycotted classes.
The students said the authorities increased the minimum credit to pass in the examination from 30 credits to 34 credits, out of total 38, from 2011-12 session under the new policy.
"Students would not be promoted to the next year if they fail to get 34 credits," they alleged.
The agitating students were locked into an altercation with Proctor Prof Chowdhury Muhammad Zakaria when the proctor was trying to force the students to withdraw their programme, a witness said.
Students alleged that Prof Zakaria threatened to cancel studentship of some of them for leading the protest.
They threatened to launch indefinite agitation, including boycott of class, if the new policy was cancelled immediately.
The first year students of mathematics, physics, chemistry, statistics, pharmacy, bio-chemistry, population science and applied mathematics departments took part in the two-hour programme.
Denying the allegation, Prof Zakaria said he had just requested the students to withdraw their programmes assuring them of talking the issue with the authorities.
Science faculty dean Prof Tofazzal Hossain Tarafdar said he had nothing to do with the matter as the new examination policy was approved by the syndicate.
Pro-vice Chancellor Prof Muhammad Nurullah said they would look into the matter.
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