Attack on journalists : RU Admin assures action against attackers within three days
RU Correspondent
Following demands from journalists, the Rajshahi University (RU) administration has relieved the provost of Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Hall from his post.
The administration has also assured that action will be taken within three days against those involved in the attack on journalists.
The decision was announced by RU Vice-Chancellor Professor Dr Faridul Islam after a meeting with protesting journalists and students at the Vice-Chancellor’s conference room on Tuesday.
Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Faridul Islam said, “Respecting the sentiments of the journalists, we have relieved the provost of Zia Hall. The remaining issues will be addressed and punishment will be ensured following an investigation.”
The hall provost has been accused of failing to take any immediate effective action after the attack on journalists. The journalists also alleged that although they requested CCTV footage of the incident, the provost refused to provide it. Later, allegations were raised that the important CCTV footage of the attack had been deleted.
According to the journalists, the attack and the subsequent situation took place in the presence of the hall provost, yet he did not take any immediate action against the attackers.
In view of these allegations, the journalists demanded the removal of the provost. However, the hall provost denied the allegation of deleting the CCTV footage, claiming that the CCTV connection had been disconnected due to ongoing renovation work and that no footage had been stored.
