BUET teachers on Tuesday said they will return to classes 'soon' after Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid assured them of removing the Pro-Vice Chancellor and withdrawing cases filed against the teacher and students.
Nahid met the BUET Teachers' Association leaders on Monday midnight in an emergency meeting in an apparent bid to thrash out a solution to the crisis roiling the institution and persuaded them to change their mind on taking classes.
The meeting began around 11:15pm at the minister's official residence at the capital's Minto Road.
Around 1:15am, Association President Mojibur Rahman and Nahid told reporters about the decisions the meeting had reached.
The minister said the two cases against the teachers and students will be dropped while Pro-VC Habibur Rahman will also be removed within one or two days.
Nahid also assured them of steps against all irregularities plaguing the top engineering university and hoped that all teachers will now resume regular academic activities.
Mojibur Rahman told reporters, "The cases will be withdrawn. (The minister) said, 'Consider the charges dropped.' We are also assuming that is the case. The Pro-VC will be removed. Necessary steps on other matters will also be taken. We are assured of these."
Teachers and students of BUET have long been staging demonstrations demanding removal of the Vice-Chancellor Professor S M Nazrul Islam and Pro-VC Rahman. The minister also promised them of 'necessary' steps about that in future, Rahman said.
Mechanical Engineering Department teacher Maksud Helali, who attended the meeting with the minister, told bdnews24.com: "We have been told the Pro-VC will be removed within one or two days. The minister has also assured us of taking necessary measures to investigate all the allegations of irregularities."
Asked whether regular classes will resume from Tuesday, BUET Teachers' Association President Mojibur Rahman said, "We will get back to regular activities on BUET as soon as possible. We hope to resume classes soon."
Asked about a specific date about the resumption of classes, he said, "Our colleagues and students are waiting for us on the campus. We will hold a meeting in the morning and will inform everyone. We hope to restart regular activities very soon."
Earlier, an association member, preferring not to be named, had told bdnews24.com 12 members of the association including the President and General Secretary were having talks with the minister at his official residence.
Earlier at around 9:30pm, the BUET Teachers' Association had its own meeting.
Nahid had called the meeting on Monday evening and the association in that meeting decided to sit with him to end the standoff triggered by ingoing demonstrations of the teachers and students demanding resignation of the incumbent Vice-Chancellor and Pro-VC.
Earlier on Monday, he had told bdnews24.com: "We've been trying for the last few days for resolve the ongoing crisis at BUET. I hope the matter will be resolved very soon."
Meanwhile, students and teachers of BUET pressed on with their protests on the campus on Monday.
The agitation gathered pace after the BUET authorities filed the two cases with the Shahbagh police around Sunday midnight accusing around a hundred teachers and students of attacks on the offices of the VC and Pro-VC, vandalism, ransacking records and looting Tk 0.3 million.
The teachers and students, however, postponed their agitation around 3pm for the day upon assurance from the Education Secretary.
Around 12:15pm, the students gathered in front of the civil engineering building, the demonstrating students took blood out of their arms with syringe and sprinkled it on the stairs in front of the VC's office around an hour later. They took out a procession on the campus. They termed this programme as 'voluntary blood shedding'.
Several protesting teachers reportedly also took part in the programme by giving their blood.
Nahid met the BUET Teachers' Association leaders on Monday midnight in an emergency meeting in an apparent bid to thrash out a solution to the crisis roiling the institution and persuaded them to change their mind on taking classes.
The meeting began around 11:15pm at the minister's official residence at the capital's Minto Road.
Around 1:15am, Association President Mojibur Rahman and Nahid told reporters about the decisions the meeting had reached.
The minister said the two cases against the teachers and students will be dropped while Pro-VC Habibur Rahman will also be removed within one or two days.
Nahid also assured them of steps against all irregularities plaguing the top engineering university and hoped that all teachers will now resume regular academic activities.
Mojibur Rahman told reporters, "The cases will be withdrawn. (The minister) said, 'Consider the charges dropped.' We are also assuming that is the case. The Pro-VC will be removed. Necessary steps on other matters will also be taken. We are assured of these."
Teachers and students of BUET have long been staging demonstrations demanding removal of the Vice-Chancellor Professor S M Nazrul Islam and Pro-VC Rahman. The minister also promised them of 'necessary' steps about that in future, Rahman said.
Mechanical Engineering Department teacher Maksud Helali, who attended the meeting with the minister, told bdnews24.com: "We have been told the Pro-VC will be removed within one or two days. The minister has also assured us of taking necessary measures to investigate all the allegations of irregularities."
Asked whether regular classes will resume from Tuesday, BUET Teachers' Association President Mojibur Rahman said, "We will get back to regular activities on BUET as soon as possible. We hope to resume classes soon."
Asked about a specific date about the resumption of classes, he said, "Our colleagues and students are waiting for us on the campus. We will hold a meeting in the morning and will inform everyone. We hope to restart regular activities very soon."
Earlier, an association member, preferring not to be named, had told bdnews24.com 12 members of the association including the President and General Secretary were having talks with the minister at his official residence.
Earlier at around 9:30pm, the BUET Teachers' Association had its own meeting.
Nahid had called the meeting on Monday evening and the association in that meeting decided to sit with him to end the standoff triggered by ingoing demonstrations of the teachers and students demanding resignation of the incumbent Vice-Chancellor and Pro-VC.
Earlier on Monday, he had told bdnews24.com: "We've been trying for the last few days for resolve the ongoing crisis at BUET. I hope the matter will be resolved very soon."
Meanwhile, students and teachers of BUET pressed on with their protests on the campus on Monday.
The agitation gathered pace after the BUET authorities filed the two cases with the Shahbagh police around Sunday midnight accusing around a hundred teachers and students of attacks on the offices of the VC and Pro-VC, vandalism, ransacking records and looting Tk 0.3 million.
The teachers and students, however, postponed their agitation around 3pm for the day upon assurance from the Education Secretary.
Around 12:15pm, the students gathered in front of the civil engineering building, the demonstrating students took blood out of their arms with syringe and sprinkled it on the stairs in front of the VC's office around an hour later. They took out a procession on the campus. They termed this programme as 'voluntary blood shedding'.
Several protesting teachers reportedly also took part in the programme by giving their blood.
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