No convocation held at RU in the last 14 years
Rajshahi University (RU) has not seen any convocation in the last fourteen years.
The university authorities arranged it only seven times since the university started its journey in 1953 while that last one was held on November 29, 1998.
A few teachers and students alleged that the authorities are not holding convocation due to indifference and political discord on the campus.
Zulfiquar Ahmed, assistant professor of Law and Justice department, blamed both the present and previous authorities for failure to arrange the convocation.
Prof Malay Kumar Bhoumick of Management department, said convocation is a part of university culture. When the authorities fail to hold it over years, one can raise questions regarding the standard of the education at the university, he said.
A number of students alleged that session jam was prevailing in many departments for the last several years spoiling valuable time of their' life.
They believed that if convocation was held every year, those departments would have completed their academic year in right time to take part in the convocation.
Amanullah Asad, who recently completed his Masters degree from Mass Communication and Journalism department, said he had long cherished to receive certificate from the university Chancellor.
"But, I believe my dream will never come true."
Prof Moazzam Hossain Khan, president of Rajshahi University Teachers' Association (RUTA), said the authorities could not arrange convocation due to political discord on the campus.
He also blamed the then pro-BNP-Jamaat administration for not taking any initiatives to hold convocation.
On September 16, last year, vice chancellor Prof Abdus Sobhan, at a view exchange meeting said that the authorities were taking steps to hold the eighth convocation by March, 2012.
However, pro-vice chancellor Prof Muhammad Nurullah said there was no chance to hold the convocation within the deadline now as the authorities are yet to get a nod in this regard from the education ministry.
He said that the authorities wrote to the Chancellor and President Zillur Rahman for holding the convocation this year.
"We hope to hold it by November this year", he said.
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