DU students demand removal of hall provost

Leaders and activists of progressive student groups have demanded removal of Prof Bellal Hossain from his post of Muktijoddha Ziaur Rahman Hall provost at Dhaka University.

They held a rally in this regard on the campus yesterday.

The organisations are Chhatra Federation, Chhatra Union Samajtantrik Chhatra Front, Bangladesh Chhatra Federation, Biplobi Chhatra Jubo Andolon, and Biplobi Chhatra Maitri. On August 18, the provost handed over a student to the proctorial team, suspecting him to be a member of a "militant group or involved in anti-state activity".

Later, the proctorial team handed him over to police. On Friday, police released the second-year student of political science, as they did not find any evidence regarding the allegation.

Yesterday, speakers at the rally alleged that the provost has been influenced by BCL men to take the step.

They also urged for taking steps against BCL men who are linked with the incidents.The students also said the DU halls have turned into a kind of torture cell, controlled by BCL men.

Prof Hossain could not be contacted for comments.