Khulna, July 20, 2025 – Five months after an attack by Chhatra Dal on students at Khulna University of Engineering and Technology (KUET), the university remains in a state of paralysis, with no resolution in sight. The absence of a vice-chancellor has raised serious concerns about the management of the university and the academic future of approximately 5,500 students.
On Sunday, students from the 2021-22 batch returned to classrooms in hopes of resuming classes, but no teachers showed up. Around 10:30 AM, students from the Electrical and Electronic Engineering Department’s 2021 batch were seen waiting in their classrooms on the third floor, but the absence of instructors left them disappointed.
On Saturday, a post on the Facebook page “Raktakto KUET” (Bloodstained KUET) urged students to return to classes with a positive mindset, stating, “Let’s shed all negativity and return to classes tomorrow. Our teachers wish us well and cannot turn away from us.” Despite this call, the lack of faculty presence highlighted the ongoing deadlock.
Rejanur Rahman, a student from the 2021 batch, expressed frustration: “We want an end to this stalemate. The last syndicate meeting decided that classes would resume from May 4, and that decision still stands. We are disheartened and want classes to start soon. There’s no gap between us and our teachers; we have a good relationship and constant communication. But our frustration persists until classes resume.”
Another student, Ashir Muntakim, added, “During our protests, some teachers were upset, and we apologized to them. We’ve come to class out of necessity because five months of our academic life have been lost. The syndicate decided on May 4 for classes to resume, and no new decision has been made to halt them. There’s no legal barrier for teachers to hold classes, so we don’t understand why they aren’t showing up. We urge them to start classes.”
Parents, under the banner of the KUET Guardian Forum, staged a human chain in front of the university’s administrative building, demanding the resumption of classes. They apologized for their children’s mistakes and called on teachers to return to classrooms.
A student from the 2019 batch shared, “After enrolling in January 2020, we faced a one-and-a-half-year session jam. Now, we’re facing the same uncertainty again. Five months have passed, and we still can’t return to classes, putting immense mental pressure on students and their families.”
KUET’s Director of Students’ Welfare, Professor Abdullah Elias Akhtar, told Kalbela, “No decisions can be made without a vice-chancellor. If a teacher holds a class and chaos ensues, who will handle it? A guardian figure is needed to maintain order.”
Professor Faruk Hossain, General Secretary of the KUET Teachers’ Association, said, “We are doing our utmost to resolve the crisis through discussions with higher authorities. A new vice-chancellor will be appointed soon, but the current situation cannot be resolved by just anyone. We are committed to our students and are supporting their personal studies and research despite the suspension of classes.”
The crisis stems from a clash on February 18 over demands to ban student politics, which left over 100 students injured. Following protests, the vice-chancellor and pro-vice-chancellor were removed. On May 1, Professor Hazrat Ali was appointed interim vice-chancellor but resigned on May 22 amid opposition from teachers. Although a notification for a new vice-chancellor was issued on June 10, the appointment process has stalled. On July 15, Mohammad Jaminur Rahman, Director of UGC’s Public University Management Division, was given temporary financial authority to manage KUET’s salary and allowance operations.
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