DU teachers' strike

Now what we feel about the announcement of DU Teachers' Union (suspension of academic activities until the trial and punishment of the guilty) in addition to the resignation of the ministers, is that the general students have to bear the brunt of it all. Does it sound selfish? Don't call me insensitive or selfish; better call me cynical.

The teachers are not affected the way we are when classes are not held. I hope the teachers will realise the truth and resume taking classes in the interest of all concerned.

I want to express my views on the strike called by the teachers of Dhaka University . While I appreciate the noble cause, I fail to understand the mode of protest.

As a student of DU, I am shocked and deeply disturbed by the attack on noted writer and teacher Dr. Humayun Azad. An attack on him is, in reality, an assault on the very culture of learning and intellectual community of the country.

Yet, putting a stop to the normal proceedings and classes of the premier educational institute is in no way a facilitating step either. As it is, session jams, political rivalry and unrest are taking a toll on the academic quality and calendar. A teachers' strike cannot help improve the situation. Externalities are hampering the normal functioning of DU and we can ill-afford to allow internal failures like this.

I, on behalf of my classmates, urge our respected teachers to consider the gravity of the situation and call the strike off. Let such deprivation prevail no further.

Adnan, Institute of Business Administration, University of Dhaka