The Jagannath University has opened after an extended Puja vacation with the celebration of the prime minister's assurance that the government will fund its academic activities.
The students on Sunday staged a large procession to celebrate the announcement to amend the Jagannath University Act -2005 by scrapping its Article 27 (4), which stipulates that the university will have to generate its own revenue to run its activities.
Following a news report that the government is moving to implement the act, the students got angry and resorted to street protests from Sep 25 demanding that authorities repeal the provision.
The chaos had triggered violent street protests and prompted police to detain at least 17 protestors who were later freed on bail.
The university authorities decided to advance the Durga Puja holidays and ordered the university shut from Sep 29 until Oct 6 to tame tension on the campus.
The students said the university increased their semester fees from Tk 3,500 to Tk 20,000 to raise its internal revenue as per the act.
Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday cleared her administration's position over the disputes when a delegation of the university led by its vice chancellor Mesbahuddin Ahmed met her.
Ashraful Islam, a student of political science department, told bdnews24.com on Sunday, "It's joyful since I find myself as a student of a fully-fledged public university."
Physics department student Billal Hossain said, "We were mentally stressed but we are relieved now."
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