Anti-militant human chain, rally by universities

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Campus Report :
A human chain programme under the auspices of University Grants Commission (UGC) of Bangladesh to protest the recent militant attacks in Gulshan and Sholakia was held on Monday at its premises. UGC Member Prof Dr M Shah Nowaz Ali attended the programme as chief guest. Md. Kamal Hossain, President, UGC Officers’ Association and Additional Director, UGC presided over the function. All officers and employees of the Commission took part in the human chain programme.
Prof Shah Nowaz observed that Bangladesh is not the place for terrorism, extremism and militancy. Rather it is a peaceful country of co-existence for people of all religions. We must not allow the reputation of Bangladesh to be smeared by the activities of a few derailed youths, he added. He urged the every family to properly groom and develop their children as worthy citizen of the country.
He further said that militancy is not only a problem of public or private university but now it is a national problem which should be handled unitedly. UGC has taken zero tolerance policy to stamp out militancy, he observed.
Other speakers vehemently condemned the recent militant attacks in Gulshan and Sholakia where a number of people including foreigners were brutally killed. They prayed for salvation of the departed souls of the victims. Bangladeshi people will resist terrorist activities including militancy in iron hand, they warned.
Besides, many public and private universities also organized anti-militant human chain and rally at their campuses as a part of nationwide central program declared by UGC and Association of Non Government Private Universities of Bangladesh.
BOU
Teachers, officers and employees of Bangladesh Open University (BOU) brought out a rally and human chain in front of its main gate on Monday. Vice Chancellor of the University Prof Dr MA Mannan along with Pro-Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Khondoker Mokaddem Hossain and Treasurer Prof Dr Md. Abu Taher led the rally.
The rally and human chain organized by the university also held at its all Regional and Sub Regional offices at a time. Learners, teachers, officers and other employees of the field offices took part in the programme at their offices to enhance mass awareness against militancy and terrorism.
 BOU VC Prof Dr MA Mannan conducted an oath ceremony at the end of the human chain and asked everybody to play role against militancy and terrorism from their own position
DIU
Daffodil International University DIU) formed an anti-militancy human chain on Monday in front of its campus on Mirpur Road in the capital to commemorate those who were killed in Gulshan and Sholakia attacks and protesting against militancy.
Prof Dr Yousuf M Islam, Vice Chancellor, DIU was the chief guest while Hamidul Haque Khan, Treasurer of the university was present as the special guest. The program was also addressed by Prof Dr Engr AKM Fazlul Hoque, Registrar, Mohammed Emran Hossain, Member, Board of Trustees and Syed Mizanur Rahman, Director (Student Affairs).
About 7-8 thousand students of 24 clubs of the university took part in the program with Anti-militancy slogan.
BSMRMU
An anti-terrorism anti-militancy human chain demonstration and rally was organized by Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Maritime University (BSMRMU) in front of its temporary campus on Monday. The Vice-Chancellor Rear Admiral ASM Abdul Baten, Deans, Registrar, Treasures, faculty members, students, all officers and staff of the university were present during the occasion. The rally rounded to Mirpur-12, Cantonment area and Pallabi and ended at the campus. A discussion was held after completing the rally at the auditorium. The university is determined to detect and control all type of terrorism and militancy, said the Vice-Chancellor.
ULAB
University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB) held a human chain in front of its Dhanmondi campus on Monday with the aim to create awareness against terrorism and militancy in Bangladesh. The human chain was part of a mass demonstration taken by all universities in Bangladesh, public and private, in the wake of recent militant attacks across the country.
Urging people to resist against terrorism and militancy, ULAB faculty members, students and employees formed a human chain and discussion under the banner #Bangladesh Against Terrorism.
The human chain stretched along Satmasjid Road from 11:00am to 12:00 noon. Later, students joined a discussion session led by ULAB Vice Chancellor requested students to be united against terrorism.
Vice President of ULAB Board of Trustees Dr Kazi Anis Ahmed, Board of Trustees Member Kazi Nabil Ahmed, MP, Board of Trustees Member Kazi Inam Ahmed, ULAB Emeritus Prof Rafiqul Islam along with ULAB Vice Chancellor Prof Imran Rahman, Pro-Vice Chancellor Prof HM Jahirul Haque, Prof Dr Salimullah Khan, Registrar Lt Col Foyzul Islam (Retd.), and all faculty members, admin members and students also joined the human chain.
GUB
In accordance with the decision taken by the government to curb the existing militant activities in the country, Green University, Bangladesh (GUB) initiated and organized anti-militant and anti- terrorism human chain, rally and discussion meeting, With the slogan, “We must stop anti religion, anti- social and anti- state militant terrorist and terrorism activities”.
The students, teachers, officers and staff led by its VC Prof Dr Md. Golam Samdani Fakir brought out the rally from the main campus in Rokeya Sarani and paraded Bangladesh University Grants Commission in Agargaon.
Treasurer and Director (Student Affairs) Md. Shahid Ullah, Registrar Lt Gen Md. Mainul Islam (LPR), Prof and Advisor of Green Business School, Prof MM Khan, Dean, School of Business, Prof Dr Golam Ahmed Faruqui, Dean, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Prof Dr Md. Fayzur Rahman, Proctor, Dr Parvez Ahmed, as well as chairpersons of different departments.
This time slogans, “Stop the Militant Activities,” Resist Emergence of Militancy, Consciousness of Freedom and No Militancy-created a ripple in the high way. In the discussion meeting, the VC was the chief guest while Registrar Lt Gen Md. Mainul Islam (LPR) and Proctor Dr Parvez Ahmed were the special guest and key discussant respectively.
EU
Eastern University (EU) organized a rally and human-chain against terrorism on Monday. ‘Youth against terrorism’ was the slogan of the event. The rally moved in different streets of Dhanmondi area.
Sk Saydur Rahman, Member of the Board of Trustees; Pro-Vice Chancellor; Treasurer; Registrar; Deans; Faculty Members; officials and students of the university took part in the rally. The participants carried colored festoons with slogans against terrorism and militancy.
Prof Dr Abdul Hannan Chowdhury, Pro-Vice Chancellor, Eastern University, informed that families have to render proper education to their children to prevent terrorism. He also mentioned that EU has adopted zero-tolerance towards terrorism and militancy and has upgraded security measures at the university premises in the current context of the country.
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