RU gets legal notice against move to hire 546 staff again
Workers Party Politburo member Fazle Hossain Badsha in the legal notice said the 'illegal and anti-people recruitment' would be challenged at the High Court (HC) division of the Supreme Court (SC) if it was not stopped.
The legal notice was addressed to the RU vice-chancellor (VC), pro-VC, the treasurer and registrar.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. In the notice, the RU authorities were blamed for 'desperately moving to finalise the recruitment process before the end of the ruling alliance government's tenure'. A copy of the legal notice was also sent to journalists of different media.
It also blamed RU of legalising controversial appointments under the cover of fresh appointments in order to circumvent the SC order.
The notice pointed out that around 50,000 job seekers applied for the advertised posts but the authorities are issuing interview cards only to those applicants who were controversially appointed earlier.
RU authorities appointed 546 employees in 2004 in an unprecedented manner without any advertisement and violating the university rules and university grant commission circulars, the notice said.
A law suit, filed by Rajshahi Bar Association member Abu Aslam, against the recruitment is pending with senior assistant judge's court and the court order for injunction on the recruitment, which was upheld by HC division, is also pending with the SC.
RU authorities sought applications in 355 posts of officers and employees by publishing eight advertisements within one month for fresh recruitments.
The notice also blamed the RU of continuously trying to politicise the university and thus acting against national interest and destroying the sanctity of the educational institution.
The notice referred to RU Islami Chhatra Shibir President Mahbubul Alam Salehi and raised allegations that the RU authorities had double standards on student affairs and illegally allowed him to sit for his master's examinations.
Salehi, an accused in Prof S Taher Ahmed murder case, had only attended 16 percent classes, much below the requisite 75 percent to take the exams.
RU authorities however told The Daily Star they were yet to receive the notice.