M M Jasim :
The National University (NU) is passing crucial times while its academic activities are hampered due to ongoing violence in the name of political movement across the country. If the violent situation is prolonged the NU will face severe session jam, official sources said.
NU Vice-Chancellor Professor Harun-or-Rashid also admitted that the hartal and blockade hamper the academic activities of NU. The NU authorities could not take classes regularly and deferred many examinations during the hartal time, he said.
Meanwhile, the NU is going to hold a human chain demanding stoppage of violence at all NU affiliated educational institutions all over the country on March 14. The human chain will start at 11am and end at 11:45am.
Professor Harun-or-Rashid announced the date of the human chain at a press conference held at the NU’s regional office in the capital’s Dhanmondhi on Sunday.
He said that on January 22, he announced that there would be no session jam at the National University by the year 2017. But political unrest, blockades and hartals hamper the target. It will be difficult to reach our goal if the unrest continues, he said.
He said that to implement the ‘Crash Programme’ to reduce the session jam the teachers, examiners and all other relevant people are committed to work very hard in 2015 in 2016.
In these two years, they have to forget about taking leave and vacations, and must take classes on government holidays or on Fridays.
“We cannot make for the years that already have been lost due to the session jam, but the crash programme could benefit the future students,” he added expressing severe frustration.
Professor Harun urged the leaders of political parties to shun violent politics and save the life of the million students.
He asked the teachers, the students and the officials of each and every college to take part in the human chain which to be held on March 14.
He said that the NU authorities deferred the Degree examinations (2013), which were scheduled to hold on February 22, to be held on March 28. About five lakh students will take part in the examinations.
The Honours 1st year (2013-14) final examinations were deferred which was scheduled to hold in the month of February. It will be held on April 30. One lakh and 80 thousand students will appear in the examinations.
The second year final examinations were scheduled to hold on March 15. But the authorities deferred the examinations and to be held on April 9. Two lakh and 30 thousand students will attend the examinations.
Among others, the university’s Pro-Vice-Chancellor Professor Dr Munaj Ahmad Noor was present at the press conference.
