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1 March 2009, 18:00 PM

NATIONAL

RU Correspondent

Acting registrar of Rajshahi University (RU) having alleged links with BNP and Jamaat resigned yesterday. Prof Muhammad Shafi submitted his resignation letter to Vice-Chancellor Prof Abdus Sobhan at around 1:30pm, mentioning that he quit the job on personal ground. Prior to submitting resignation letter to the VC, Shafi told a group of journalists at his office that he had decided to step down as the prevailing campus situation is not favourable for performing his duties. When contacted, VC Prof Abdus Sobhan said he received the resignation letter and would take steps in this regard. Earlier, Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), Bangladesh Chhatra Union (BCU), JSD-backed Chhatra League and Progressive Students' Alliance had demanded resignation of acing registrar Prof Shafi as he filed cases against several hundred RU students in connection with the August 22, 2008 violence on the campus. On January 26 this year, RU proctor, nine assistant proctors and students' adviser resigned en masse in the wake of student movement on the campus demanding their resignation for their alleged links with Jamaat. Vice Chancellor Prof Abdus Sobhan, who was appointed by the chancellor of the university on February 24, yesterday appointed a proctor, six assistant proctors and students' adviser. Meanwhile, journalists working on the Rajshahi University campus yesterday met the vice-chancellor at his office and urged him to free RU press club from Shibir's occupation. They alleged that the Shibir cadres captured the press club immediately after the BNP-Jamaat government came to power in 2001. The journalists demanded that the VC take necessary steps to free the RU press club, which is still under the control of the Shibir cadres. The VC assured the journalists of taking necessary steps in this regard.