A section of security men creates scare, alleges Prof Anwar
" Don''t do politics wearing uniforms. You are violating rules and regulations of your jobs…." - Professor Dr Anwar Hossain
Professor Dr Anwar Hossain, one of the four Dhaka University teachers released Wednesday after five-month detention, brought a sweeping allegation that a small section of security-men created the reign of ''scare'', reports UNB.
" Bangladesh army is not opponent of the country''s students, teachers and other people. This army was born through the glorious liberation war in 1971. But a small section of army-men is trying to stand us against the whole army as opponents…," Prof. Anwar told his audience at a gathering.
The outspoken DU teacher was addressing the student-teacher solidarity meeting at the foot of Aparajeya Bangla in the morning marking the release of the DU teachers and students.
Five of the released DU students and their parents, and wives and children of the released teachers also joined the solidarity meeting.
Three other released teachers - Prof. Dr Sadrul Amin, Dean of Arts Faculty, Prof. Dr Harun-or-Rashid, Dean of Social Sciences Faculty, and former Jagannath Hall provost Prof. Dr Neem Chandra Bhoumik-National Professor Kabir Chowdhury, Prof. Dr AAMS Arefin Siddique, Prof. Akhtaruzzaman and Prof. Mohammad Samad, among others, also addressed the meeting. Prof. Dr. Shafiquzzaman was in the chair.
As hundreds of students, teachers and employees applauded his fiery speech, Prof. Anwar Hossain said teachers and students were arrested and kept in jail as the university always acts as the conscience of the Bengali nation.
He claimed the DU teachers did not commit any crime during the August movement, as they stood by the imperiled students as guardians.
" As teachers we cannot tolerate any crime. The students had protested misdeeds of joint forces and we had just stood by them. But we were thrown in jail! The only reason is that evil force is afraid of Dhaka University which is the conscience of the country," said Dr Anwar, also general secretary of the DU Teachers Association.
He observed that bringing the teachers and students out of jail through nonviolent movement, Dhaka University proved that it never bows to any misdeed or oppression.
" There was no violence during the movement. We have been able to prove it again that Dhaka University never tolerates any oppression," Dr Anwar said.
About the role of army in country''s politics, he said, " Don''t do politics wearing uniforms. You are violating rules and regulations of your jobs…."
Prof. Anwar urged the caretaker government to lift the state of emergency and declare specific date of general election. " There is no need for state of emergency now. Lift the emergency and declare specific date for the general election-the people want government of their own representatives."
Speaking on the occasion, Prof. Harun-or-Rashid said if standing by the endangered and affected students is a crime, then the DU teachers would go on committing such crime till death.
He further said Dhaka University teachers and students have proved it that "all kinds of misdeed and oppression will be protested and evil forces will be defeated always by the country''s premier institution".
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