Academic activities at Khulna University of Engineering & Technology (KUET) resumed on Tuesday after a suspension of over five months, breaking the longstanding deadlock on the campus and bringing relief to students.
The decision to resume academic activities followed an agreement by the university’s teachers’ association to suspend their protest programme for three weeks.
On Monday, newly appointed Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Md Maksud Helali instructed teachers to resume classes from Tuesday.
Teachers had been boycotting academic duties since May 4, demanding justice over an assault on faculty members following a clash on campus on February 18.
The clash, which erupted over demands to ban student politics, left over a hundred people injured. That night, students allegedly manhandled the then vice-chancellor and some faculty members for reportedly siding with the attackers.
Later, on April 25, the Ministry of Education removed VC Prof Dr Muhammad Masud.
Prof Helali, who was appointed vice-chancellor last Thursday, said all stakeholders—including students, faculty members, and officials—had been consulted.
“Teachers and students have agreed that classes and investigations will proceed simultaneously,” he said.
General Secretary of the teachers’ association Prof Faruk Hossain said they suspended the protest in the hope that the administration will now act on their demands.
Students welcomed the decision, as they have been able to return to regular academic life after five months and 10 days.