Politics gets priority in appointment of 289 RU staffs

Sources said the appointments are being made on 'emergency basis' under political recommendations of the ruling alliance partners BNP and Jamaat.

The committee led by its Chairman and Pro-Vice-Chancellor K A M Shahadat Hossain Mondol met in an emergency meeting on Monday and yesterday to prepare a draft list of the appointees.

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"We have prepared a draft list which will be published as soon as possible," said the chairman.

"The appointments were so urgent that we had no time to give advertisements," said Mondol denying the allegations that the applicants are being recruited on the basis of political recommendations.

Meanwhile, in an apparent bid to force the authorities to comply with the recommendations, hundreds of outsiders belonging to Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal and Islami Chhatra Shibir gathered in front of the offices of the VC and the Pro-VC during the last three days.

Teachers concerned discussed the issue with local BNP and Jamaat leaders who also pressured them to follow their recommendations.

Additional police have been deployed in front of the administrative building to avert any untoward incident.

Earlier the authorities decided to recruit 136 third and 153 fourth class employees to meet the immediate requirements of many departments, offices and halls of the university.