The closure of Khulna University of Engineering and Technology (KUET) has been extended again till 6 January amid tension gripping the campus over the unusual death of professor Mohammad Selim Hossain, reports UNB.
The decision was taken at an emergency meeting of KUET syndicate on Thursday night, said spokesperson of KUET’s Public Relations and Information Department Robiul Islam.
Earlier on 3 December, the university was declared closed till 13 December. Then the closure was extended till 23 December over the death of professor Selim allegedly due to mental torture and harassment of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) activists. The students were asked to leave their residential halls by 4:00pm on that day.
Besides, a five-member probe committee which was formed over the death will submit its report within five working days and then necessary steps will be taken.
KUET Vice-chancellor Kazi Sajjad Hossain presided over the meeting which started 7:00pm and ended around 9:00pm.
The meeting also decided to open the halls on 8 January and start its classes from 9 January. Considering the situation, the authorities extended the closure of the institution.
Prof Selim, 38, a teacher of the Electrical and Electronics Engineering (EEE) department at the university, was also the provost of Lalan Shah Hall.
According to faculty members of the university, professor Selim died hours after some Chhatra League activists led by Sadman Nahyan Sejan, general secretary of KUET Chhatra League, allegedly confined the teacher to his office and mentally tortured him to accept their choice as dining manager of Lalan Shah Hall for December.
During this confinement the teacher was allegedly subjected to abuses, humiliation and threat, his colleagues said.