The New Nation - Internet Edition

Al-Amin

The Jahangirnagar University is going to face a fresh session jam due to work abstention programme of the teacher's association, upcoming winter and Eid vacations as well as vacation for national elections, not scheduled earlier, are expected to paralyze the academic and administrative activities of the university.

Students of the University have already started leaving their residential halls, as there is no indication to resume the academic activities before Eid vacation, which would start from December 3.

The teachers' association of the university called a work abstention programme for an indefinite period from November 8 demanding expulsion of the students allegedly involved in assaulting a teacher of the department of Drama and Dramatics. The association also vowed to continue its work abstention until its demand is met.

"More time would be required to finalize the arbitration process of the incident and for this reason no possibility to resume the class before Eid vacation", JU proctor Mafruhi Sattar said.

Many teachers and students think that after the Eid vacation, the university will go into unscheduled vacation for elections and admission tests' putting the university to another one year unexpected session jam in addition to the existing two years.

Due to non-cooperation of the teachers in departmental activities, an impasse is prevailing on the campus sparking frustration and anguish among the students, they also alleged.

Besides, the regular academic activities in various departments are badly hampered for lack of proper understanding between the university administration and the teachers of various departments. For this reason the results of various departments of different years are being delayed for months, concerned sources said.

Results of Economics, Government and Politics, Geological Sciences, Environmental Science, Urban and Regional Planning and Anthropology were not published in time.

'Our honuors final examination-2005 was held in January 2008 but the results have not been published as yet', many students of the English department told this correspondent.

"The prevailing session jam of the university snatched two years valuable time from my life putting me into suffocating and embarrassing situation in the campus", an MA student of English department Khairul Hasan said.

"A lot of problems have emerged in the administrative and academic activities of the university after the new acting VC Professor Muhammed Maniruzzan took charge on March 25 this year", an influential teacher said this correspondent seeking anonymity.

JU administration, now run by acting officials, is functioning in dilly dalling mood with non-cooperation and misunderstanding attitude from most of the teachers, the teacher also alleged.

While contacted, the JU VC Prof Dr Mohammed Muniruzzaman told that they were trying to solve all the problems according to the rules and regulations of the university. He also sought co-operations from all corned to run the university smoothly.