The New Nation - Internet Edition

BSS, Rajshahi

A trial court here yesterday started recording depositions in a case filed against six teachers of Rajshahi University (RU) for violating the Emergency Power Rules (EPR).

Plaintiff of the case and Officer-in-Charge of Motihar thana Khandaker Ferdous Ahmed gave his depositions partly before the Speedy Trial Court Magistrate SM Fazlul Karim Chowdhury. The court fixed September 26 as the new date for completing his depositions.

Additional Public Prosecutor Masum Ahmed Tipu is appearing in the case on behalf of the state while seven prominent lawyers led by Advocate Golam Arif Tipu are defending the accused.

The teachers present in the court were former Vice-Chancellor of RU Professor Dr. Saidur Rahman Khan, Professor Dr. Abdus Sobhan of Applied Physics and Electronics Department, Associate Professor and Chairman of Management Department Moloy Kumar Bhowmik and Assistant Professors of Mass communication department Selim Reza Neuton, Dulal Chandra Biswas and Abdullah Al Mamun.

Khandaker Ferdous Ahmed filed the case against the six RU teachers for their alleged involvement in bringing out a procession, violating the Emergency Power Rules- 2007 and instigating the students to create vandalism on the campus on August 21 and 22 last

After completing the investigation, police pressed charges accusing them under section 3(4), 4(3) and 8(2) of the Emergency Power Rules-2007.