RANGPUR: Teachers and Employees of Rokeya University continued their movement confining Vice-Chancellor (VC) Professor Dr Nurun Nabi at his office.

They are also staging a fast-unto-death programme demanding salary hike and regularization jobs of 671 officials for the fifth day.

They started their agitation programme from Tuesday.

However, the university sources said that an urgent meeting has been called by the syndicate to trim down ongoing crisis in the university.    

The agitating teachers’ platform ‘Progressive Teachers’ Forum’ addressed a press conference at teacher’s hall room on Saturday and poised stern position as they said the agitation would continue until there demands are not met.

The teachers, moreover, submitted a memorandum conveying their seven-point demand on July 25, they started staging work abstention from July 28 and observing strike from August 21, to meet their demands.

Deprived teachers alleged that they staged several agitation programmes for five months to realize the demands.

VC Professor Dr Nurun Nabi told banlanews that a syndicate meeting was called to evade the ongoing crisis and in a bid to start regular academic activities.

BDST: 1845 HRS, SEP 21, 2013
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