CU vice-chancellor resigns from post, seeks permission to work in management of same university

TBS Report

12 August, 2024, 12:00 pm

Last modified: 12 August, 2024, 12:05 pm

Chittagong University (CU) Vice-Chancellor Professor Md Abu Taher has asked to be relieved of duty. 

On Sunday (11 August) night, in an application sent to the secretary of the President, he asked to be done relieved from the post of vice-chancellor and to allow him to join the management department of the same university, confirmed Acting Registrar KM Noor Ahmad.

He said, “The vice-chancellor was appointed from the Secretariat by the order of the president. For this reason, the Vice-Chancellor has applied for exemption from the post from the president. It is supposed to be approved by the President. A decision has not yet been made in this regard. Besides, the provosts of all residential halls and the members of the proctorial body of the university have resigned. They resigned in view of the demands of the students.”