RU controversial staffs stage sit-in

They also held a rally locking the main collapsible gate of the administrative building forcing the administrative operation suspended.

The rally was addressed by 546 Unity Council Convener Rafiqul Islam Sardar, Joint Conveners Zahurul Haque and Farman Ali.

The leaders threatened the authorities to paralyse the university if their jobs are not regularised within the current tenure of the government.

'Until our jobs are regularised, we will resist the process of other recruitments in the university', council convener warned.

They also announced that they would block Rajshahi-Dhaka highway today for one hour to press their demand.

Meanwhile, the university authorities in a news release said they were not responsible for delay in the regularisation of the jobs, rather it was held up for legal tangles.