The Rajshahi University cultural and political activists on Thursday laid siege to the vice-chancellors residence for two hours, demanding immediate launch of the university's Teachers-Students' Cultural Centre.
About 200 activists of several organisations brought out a procession and went to the house of the vice-chancellor at about 11.00am.
Activists of cultural troupes, namely Anushilan Natya Dal, Samakal Natya Chakra, Samagit Sangskritik Prangan, Bangladesh Gana Shilpi Sangstha, Swanan, Tirthak and Udichi, joined the movement under the banner of RU Central Cultural Alliance.
The Progressive Student's Alliance, a platform of political organisations for the students, also joined the demonstration expressing its solidarity.
The agitating students held a rally at the spot and complained that the university authorities did not take any initiative to make the RU TSCC functional, though the authorities concerned repeatedly assured them of taking steps.
They demanded the rules and regulations for TSCC that was approved at the last syndicate meeting on January should be implemented soon.
Central Cultural Alliance president Rafique Muazzin, on behalf of the agitating students, threatened with tougher movement if their demands were not met within June 18.
The university proctor Chowdhury Muhammad Zakaria went to the spot at about 1:00pm and assured the agitating students of meeting their demand within a short time.
Mohammod Zakaria told media that they would add this issue to the agenda of next syndicate meeting on June 27.
RU vice-chancellor Abdus Sobhan told New Age that the authorities concerned had already sent a recommendation to the University Grants Commission seeking funds to reconstruct the TSCC building.
An executive committee for TSCC would be formed in the next syndicate meeting, he added.
Earlier on June 9, the students submitted a memorandum to the vice-chancellor and on June 14 formed a human chain and hold protest cultural programmes on the campus to push for their demands.
The construction of RU TSCC was started in 1991 and with great difficulty it was ended in 2006 when the roof of the under construction building collapsed few days before its scheduled date for inception.
source:NewAge
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