BAU Stabbed into Deep Crisis with the Vice-Chancellor

BAU in deep crisis

Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) has plunged in severe crisis due to alleged moral degradation and widespread corruption of its Vice-Chancellor Professor Rafiqul Hoque.

The leaders of Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) Teachers Association will organize an agitation program at the campus on March 31, 2015 as their ultimatum for the resignation of the Vice-Chancellor expired at 5:00 pm on March 30, 2015.

Teachers of the university, who are alleging that Hoque had tarnished the image of the renowned institution, have been waging movement against the VC since March 17, 2015.

In the meantime, the Democratic Teachers Forum, a platform of pro-government academia, has expelled Hoque from their association for life-time on the grounds of his moral degradation as they got sufficient proof of the alleged corruptions committed by the BAU VC.

On 24th March 2015, 53 teachers of the university resigned from the administrative posts that include assistant proctors, hall provosts, house tutors and directors of different institutions. Six more teachers including BAU proctor Professor Harun-or-Rashid and its students' affairs adviser Professor Johirul Haque Khandaker resigned from administrative posts of BAU on March 29, 2015, said Additional Registrar Md. Sarwar Jahan.

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Account Benefit"As our ultimatum went unheeded, we will form a human chain on the campus and hold a meeting on March 31, 2015 to finalize our next steps. We may go for tougher actions including resignation of deans and heads of different faculties and departments of the university", said association president Professor Khandaker Shariful Islam.

The association leaders also sought immediate intervention by the authorities concerned to resolve the issue.
Terming the allegations brought against him as 'false and fabricated', the BAU vice chancellor said the movement by a section of 'motivated' teachers is very unfortunate for a renowned university.

VC Rafiqul Hoque, however, claimed himself innocent. "I am very sick. They have intentionally used a female employee against me to remove me from the post", he alleged. Asked whether it was his voice on the leaked audio clips, Hoque said, "I have to talk to lots of people".
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