The New Nation - Internet Edition

DU Correspondent

Vice Chancellor of Dhaka University Prof SMA Faiz hoped that the detained teachers of the University would be set free after his meeting with Chief Adviser Dr Fakhruddin Ahmed and the Army Chief Gen Moeen U Ahmed yesterday.

He said this while briefing journalists at his office. The VC said Chief Adviser (CA) and Army Chief were very sincere about the release of the detained teachers and students as they are trying to find out the way to free them through legal process.

The VC said that he was taking initiative to release those students who were involved in the campus violence not for those who agitated outside the campus. "I have some limitations," he added.

Sources said four DU teachers and eight students are now languishing in prison.

Some students built a human chain in front of Aparajeo Bangla of the University demanding freeing of the detained teachers and students and they sent a memorandum to the Chancellor and President Prof Dr Iajuddin Ahmed through the VC.

He requested the CA to help mitigate the accommodation problem of the students by building a dormitory after Moulana Bhashani.

Prof Faiz said he would communicate with the government within a few days to know about the developments in this regard.