CUET protesters urge PM to reinstate ousted VC Prof Sayem

Students protesting at Chattogram University of Engineering and Technology (CUET) have urged the Prime Minister to step in and reinstate Prof Abu Sadat Muhammad Sayem as vice-chancellor.

They made the appeal on Saturday at a protest march on the campus, calling for a swift end to the standoff.

The march began at 2:30pm from the Shaheed Minar, went around Swadhinata Chattar and returned to the starting point.

The students demanded an end to the deadlock, Prof Sayem's reinstatement and a return to a normal academic environment, and sought the intervention of Prime Minister Tarique Rahman.

They carried a banner reading, "We seek the honourable prime minister's intervention to end the deadlock at CUET."

Placards also read, "Prime minister's intervention to reopen CUET", "CUET revolts for Sayem sir" and "PM, consider our appeal".

A third-year student said after the procession that they had been campaigning for Prof Sayem's reinstatement and were frustrated by the administration's silence.

"All our classes and exams are suspended because of the movement. We seek the prime minister's intervention. We want him to take steps to resolve our problems quickly. We want to return to our classes," the student said.    �"bdnews24