Published : 07 Aug 2024, 12:17 AM
Updated : 21 Aug 2026, 11:44 AM
The University Teachers’ Network has alleged that sufficient action is not being taken to protect religious minorities after the Sheikh Hasina-led government was deposed by a mass movement.
The teachers also asked why no visible steps were being taken to stop the violence.
The organisation made the claims during a press conference at Dhaka University on Tuesday afternoon.
The teachers called on people to resist communal attacks and all forms of violence during their march. The group marched from the Raju Sculpture to the VC courtyard and then to the Shadhinata Sangram Sculpture before holding their press conference.
Dhaka University teachers Moshahida Sultana and Kazi Maruful Islam, North South University teacher Sharmee Hossain and BRAC University teacher Md Saimum Reza Talukder presented the written statement at the event.
The press conference paid tribute to those who sacrificed their lives for the mass movement and demanded immediate action to protect the people of the country and stop the violence.
In their written statement, they also called for the formation of a new constitution.
“We demand that an interim government be formed immediately and institute a committee to draft a new constitution to be formed in light of this and a free, fair, and democratic transfer of power be held.”
The teachers called upon the army to fulfil its professional duties before the damage to the country increases.
“Various state buildings were vandalised, looted, police stations were set ablaze, the Dhaka University’s Shadhinata Chattar and the famous, historic Shashi Lodge in Mymensingh was indiscriminately vandalised, dissidents were attacked, and the looting and burning of properties began. We request an end to these acts of violence.”
On Monday, the Shadhinata Sangram statue at Dhaka University was vandalised. In a press conference, Dhaka University teacher Samina Lutfa demanded the protection of art and culture installations, including sculptures.
