Rajshahi University authorities have suspended admissions under the newly introduced 鈥榠nstitutional facilities鈥� scheme following several days of student protests.
鈥業n light of the ongoing volatile situation on campus, admissions under the 鈥渋nstitutional facilities鈥� have been suspended,鈥� the university announced via a post on its official Facebook page in the early hours of Sunday.
An emergency meeting of the university syndicate has been convened for early Sunday, 21 September, to assess the overall situation, the statement added.
The decision to suspend admissions comes just three days after the authorities reinstated the controversial ward quota鈥攏ow rebranded as 鈥榠nstitutional facilities鈥欌�攚hich grants preferential admission to the children of university teachers, officials, and staff.
The move sparked widespread unrest among students.
Tensions escalated on Saturday when student demonstrators, demanding the immediate withdrawal of the policy, clashed with teachers and administrative staff.
The confrontation led to the pro-vice-chancellor (Administration) being effectively confined within the university鈥檚 teachers鈥� club for several hours.
In response, a group of teachers, along with university officials and employees, declared a full-day work abstention on Sunday, condemning what they described as an 鈥榓ttack鈥� on their colleagues.
As of 1:20am on Sunday, hundreds of students continued to chant slogans at the university鈥檚 Zuberi Building and outside the vice-chancellor鈥檚 residence.
Meanwhile, a group of students who began a hunger strike on Friday night remained steadfast in their protest.
