The New Nation - Internet Edition

UNB, Rajshahi

Rajshahi University Vice-chancellor Prof Dr Mamnunul Keramat Ali came under assault as his residence was ransacked on Sunday night by some unruly employees over the postponement of their appointments, campus sources said.

They said the RU employees who were earlier appointed on temporary basis staged sit-in demonstrations on the campus after they came to know at about 4pm that their appointments had been withheld by an order from government authorities. Later, they demonstrated in front of VC's residence, and at one stage, stormed into the residence and vandalized doors and windowpanes.

Police rushed in and brought the situation under control. Additional police were deployed on the campus to fend off any further trouble.

Meanwhile, the Education Ministry and the University Grants Commission put off the controversial appointments of 544 employees.

The employees were appointed against 255 posts in 2004 without any prior appointment circular.

The jobs of some 200 employees were confirmed, but that of the rest remained pending.