The New Nation - Internet Edition

Al-Amin

A standoff is prevailing in the Jahangirnagar University (JU), as an acting Vice Chancellor and some invalid committees were conducting the day-to- day administrative and academic affairs.

The on-going infrastructure development and research activities are being ignored due to lack of proper supervision, which is severely affecting the congenial academic atmosphere on the campus.

It is known that regular academic activities in various departments are badly disrupted because of non-cooperation and lack of understanding between the administration and the teachers. For this reason results of different examinations of the departments are being delayed for months making the students' life miserable.

Sources said the honours final examination-2005 of English Department was held in January 2008, but the results have not yet been published.

"A lot of problems have emerged in the administrative and academic activities of the university after the new acting VC Prof Muhammad Muniruzzaman took charge on March 25 this year", said a senior teacher of the university seeking anonymity.

JU administration, now overburdened by amateur policymakers, is functioning in an atmosphere of non-cooperation and misunderstanding, the teacher termed the administration undemocratic.

The normal academic activities of JU administration have grinded to a halt, as meetings of the highest policy making body- the syndicate- had been held infrequently.

Sources said only two syndicate meetings were held after the present VC took charge. Although he has summoned emergency syndicate meetings to discuss issues like sexual harassment of female students and teachers strike.

Unlike the previous years admission tests for this year will be held early next year. Students and guardians have expressed their doubts about the examination at that time which is expected to be unstable for political reason.

Prof Shamsul Alam Selim, Secretary of Shamamona Shikkhak Forum of JU, said only a democratically elected administration could resolve the impasse on the campus.

VC Prof Dr Mohammad Muniruzzaman said, "We are trying to solve all problems as per rules and regulations of the university. We seek co-operation from all quarters to run the university smoothly."