July rebellion materializes DU college students’ dream of getting authorized seats – Bd24live

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The common college students of Dhaka College (DU) are getting allocation of authorized seats by the corridor administration touting materialisation of their dream as seat administration was underneath management of ruling political events’ pupil wings for years.

College students have been seen transferring to their allotted seats and sharing the joyous moments on social media eliminating distress of ‘Gono Room’ tradition, the place college students, particularly freshers, have been accommodated normally by the ruling occasion’s pupil wing.

After the interim authorities took cost following student-led mass upsurge, the corridor authorities introduced the abolition of mass rooms and issued notices asking college students to be completed commencement and submit commencement depart dorms together with announcement of allocating seats for normal college students in phases.

Speaking to BSS, numerous college students expressed their satisfaction on corridor administration’s position in recovering the rooms occupied by post-graduation accomplished college students, political activists expiring studentship and outsiders, and allocating it to common college students.

Earlier than the ouster of the Awami League authorities, normal college students had no choice however to just accept, somebody calls it “political slavery”, to remain within the halls because the administrations couldn’t train authority in seat administration.

Corridor lodging would have been totally managed by leaders of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) in all 12 male dormitories, stated college students and home tutors.

Furthermore, to outlive within the politically allotted ‘Gono rooms’ or every other congested room, every student-from first yr to masters-had to attend political occasions by pressure on common foundation as violation of political leaders’ directions would lead to driving away from the dorms together with torture.

A synthetic seat disaster was created within the dorms for normal college students to maintain political authority, whereas round 50 p.c seats of all male dormitories have been occupied by expired college students, outsiders and BCL leaders.

Availability of seats within the dorms elevated as all BCL leaders, most of whom had no studentship, left the dorms after the autumn of the AL authorities on August 5.

Afterwards, seats have been allotted to every authorized pupil whoever utilized in two phases together with round 150 college students underneath 2023-14 tutorial periods on the Hazi Mohammad Mohsin corridor, seat allocation committee convenour Dr Aynul Islam instructed BSS.

“After allocating seats to everybody, we nonetheless have vacant seats within the dorm,” Aynul stated.

He added, “For the primary time, first yr college students got seat allocation…Prior to now, allocation was once given by corridor authorities however college students couldn’t transfer to their seat due to political occupation.”

Like Mohsin corridor, college students from first yr to masters, seats have been allotted to different male residential halls.

Throughout the 15 years of Awami regime, its pupil physique BCL managed the seat administration whereas its leaders and activists continued to occupy rooms even six to seven years after having completed their commencement and post-graduation.

The incidents of torturing and political exploitation of normal college students, significantly pressured lodging of first yr college students to the ‘Gono Rooms’ by BCL leaders, have been a standard situation within the DU dorms, stated college students.

“July-August mass upsurge introduced probably the most vital change within the universities as the synthetic seat disaster went away. We’re getting our authorized seats within the dorms,” stated Riaz Ullah, a primary yr pupil of Bijoy Ekattor Corridor.

“After a one yr of torture and exploitation by political leaders…lastly now we have obtained our desired seat,” stated Mohammad Nazim, a second yr pupil of group, technique and management and in addition a resident pupil of the Hazi Mohammad Mohsin corridor.

Nonetheless, the disaster nonetheless stays within the 5 feminine halls as a result of shortage of seats towards the growing variety of feminine college students.

“I utilized for a seat on August, 2023 however I nonetheless didn’t get a name. In addition to, I submitted one other software this month searching for a authorized seat,” stated Surmi Chakma, a second yr pupil of political science who’s attested to Shamsun Nahar Corridor.

DU Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Niaz Ahmed Khan stated for the primary time, the college administration has managed to take management over the seat administration and general actions within the halls and the scholars are getting advantages of it.

Mentioning that 53 p.c of scholars within the final tutorial session is feminine, Dr khan stated, “It’s a nice signal that feminine college students are growing considerably however now we have solely 5 feminine dormitories towards the large variety of college students.”

“To cut back the seat disaster within the feminine dormitories, the one resolution is to construct new corridor which is tough on this scenario. Nonetheless now we have been working relentlessly to construct new halls. Now we have already talked to the federal government, UGC and stakeholders,” he added.

“In addition to, now we have been inspecting the capacities and amenities in feminine dorms to at the very least add some seats in the intervening time,” the VC added.

In addition to the seat concern, college students are additionally having fun with different amenities as home tutors go to the halls frequently whereas staff assigned for various services-security, laundry, well being assistance-also turned energetic within the dorms.