The New Nation - Internet Edition

DU Correspondent

Dhaka University authorities hoped that the incarcerated teachers would get released before the university reopens on January 8. This was hoped after a tripartite meeting with a government agency yesterday.

Calling the meeting a success, Vice Chancellor Prof SMA Faiz said the teachers will return on the campus soon with due respect for which they were trying hard.

It is learnt that a negotiation meeting was held on the issue of the release of the detained teachers at the VC`s office yesterday.

The meeting was participated by DU VC Prof SMA Faiz, acting president of Dhaka University Teachers` Association (DUTA) Prof Tazmery SA Islam, acting general secretary Dr Mamun Ahmed and a high official of an intelligence agency.

Meeting sources said the University would get a positive decision from the government about the teachers before the reopening of the university.

Prof Tazmery SA Islam said that they were negotiating with the government about freeing the teachers from custody.

"So we will not place any fresh programmes that will hinder the on going negotiations," she added.

Acting general secretary Dr Mamun Ahmed said the programme of teachers belonging to the blue panel was not a DUTA programme.

He alleged that the panel was trying to take credit for the imminent release of the detained teachers by holding different programmes.

Meanwhile, the teachers belonging to the White panel protested the statement of the blue panel to the press on Monday.

In a written statement to the press the White panel said the DUTA president and secretary were shocked at Blue panel teachers statement belittling the endeavor of the university authorities to get the detained teachers released.

The Blue panel teachers are putting pressure on DUTA to hold some programmes like sit in, wearing of black badges, abstention from admission test and resignation of the Deans breaking the emergency rule, said the statement.

The statement further said since the teachers (Blue panel) wanted to hold the DUTA election without the permission of the government, the senior teachers were unwilling to become election commissioners.