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Published : 18 Nov 2025, 11:59 PM
Four autonomous university student unions have demanded the dismissal of teachers who issued statements in support of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, who was sentenced to death for crimes against humanity.
On Tuesday, the general secretaries of DUCSU, CUCSU, RUCSU and JUCSU issued a joint statement urging the university administrations to relieve the implicated teachers from their positions within 10 working days.
They said several media reports claimed the statement was issued under the title Progressive Teachers of Bangladesh Public Universities supporting Hasina, which they said has “shocked and angered” the public.
According to the published reports, the statement mentioned that 1,001 teachers signed it, but the list contained 659 names.
The four general secretaries said supporting a person who has been sentenced by the International Crimes Tribunal shows “direct disregard for the court verdict and is offensive to those killed and injured during the July movement”.
The statement also said some teachers’ names were added to the signature list without informing them.
It called on the administrations of Dhaka University, Jahangirnagar University, Chittagong University, Rajshahi University, Jagannath University, and other institutions to launch an investigation to identify the signatories.
The statement praised the tribunal verdict against Hasina as a “historic step in establishing justice”.
It described her death sentence as “fully justified”, citing her use of drones, helicopters and lethal weapons against students and protestors during the 2024 August crackdown.
The student unions also called for a boycott of classes and examinations by the teachers who sided with Hasina.
They urged students to resist such teachers socially and academically and pledged to continue joint movements to ensure “strict action” by the university administrations.
