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Sangskritik Jote asks RU

17 February 2009, 18:00 PM

NATIONAL

RU Correspondent

Rajshahi University (RU) unit of Sammilito Sangskritik Jote (SSJ) yesterday urged the RU authorities not to allow any anti-liberation organisations at university Central Shaheed Minar for holding 'Amar Ekushey' programme. “Former university proctor Prof Enamul Haque, who is a pro-Jamaat teacher, turned down our request for holding 'Amar Ekushey' programmes on Central Shaheed Minar premises but he allowed Bikalpa Sahitya Sangsad (BSS), an organisation loyal to Islami Chhatra Shibir to hold programme there,” SSJ leaders said at a press conference at Abu Canteen. Earlier on November 28, SSJ of RU submitted application to the university proctor seeking permission for holding Victory Day programme on Central Shaheed Minar premises on December 16 and 17 but the proctor told them to apply on the month when the programme would be held, they said “Despite our repeated requests, the proctor did not give SSJ permission to arrange Victory Day programmes on RU Central Shaheed Minar premises,” said Shaheen Reza, acting president of SSJ RU unit, who read out a written statement at the conference. On January 24, SSJ RU unit again met the university proctor at his office and sought permission to hold programme on central Shaheed Minar premises on February 21 but the proctor told SSJ that BSS had already been given permission to holdprogrammes there. The SSJ leaders demanded punishment to the pro-Jamaat university proctor for giving Shibir undue privilege to hold cultural programme on the Shaheed Minar premises. They said anti-liberation force Jamaat-Shibir should not be allowed to hold programmes on the premises of Shaheed Minar, Sabas Bangladesh and Shaheed Minar Mukta Mancha. Announcing their February 21 programme on Central Shaheed Minar premises, SSJ leaders said the former proctor will be responsible for any untoward incident. When contacted, former proctor Enamul Haque declined to make any comment in this regard.