RU Bangabandhu Hall’s notice refers to Victory Day as “Independence Day”

The authorities of Rajshahi University's Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Hall have issued a notice referring to Victory Day as "Independence Day".

Students saw the notice containing the wrong information pasted on several places on RU campus this afternoon, including Bangabandhu Hall's notice board and the canteen area.

The notice said, wreaths will be laid on the mural of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and Shaheed Minar on Thursday morning (today) as part of the central programme to celebrate "December 16 – Independence Day".

The notification has been criticised by university teachers and students, reports our RU correspondent.

Malay Kumar Bhowmik, a management studies professor, said, "This is a sensitive issue. We frequently make such errors as a result of a lack of commitment and sincerity. In general, we should recheck notices before making them public."

In this regard, Golam Kibria, president of the RU Chhatra League, said that such an error "cannot be accepted today." The authorities' efforts to spread the word needed to be more sincere. It's also necessary to look into how the authorities made such a huge error, he said.

"We are sorry for this unintentional mistake," said Md Raushan Zahid, president of the hall.

"We took down the notification as soon as we realised the mistake," he added.