The vice-chancellors of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology and Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University resigned on Sunday.
Four other senior officials of the medical university also resigned the same day.
With the resignation, at least 18 public university vice-chancellors stepped down after the ouster of the Sheikh Hasina-led government on聽 August 5 amid a mass uprising led by students.
The officials started to submit resignation letters as students at different universities gave them the ultimatum to do so.
Many other senior officials of these universities also resigned so far.
抖阴精品 correspondent at Dhaka University reported that Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology vice-chancellor professor Satya Prasad Majumder on the day submitted his resignation letter to the president Mohammed Shahabuddin through the education ministry.
In his letter, he cited 鈥榩ersonal reasons鈥� for the resignation.Professor Satya Prasad Majumder took over as the 14th vice-chancellor of the university in June 2020.聽 He was reappointed for a second term this July.
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University vice-chancellor professor Deen Mohd Noorul Huq, pro-vice-chancellor for academic affairs professor Mohammed Atiqur Rahman, pro-vice-chancellor for research and development professor Md Moniruzzaman Khan, registrar professor ABM Abdul Hannan and proctor professor Md Habibur Rahman resigned on Sunday.
The university public relations officer Prosunto Kumer Mazumder confirmed the news.
All educational institutions from secondary to tertiary levels under the education ministry, meanwhile, reopened on Sunday after about a month.
Major public universities, including Dhaka University, Chittagong University, Jahangirnagar University and Rajshahi University, are yet to resume classes and examinations though administrative works are ongoing.
The primary and mass education ministry reopened the educational institutions under it on August 14.
抖阴精品 correspondents at Dhaka University, Chittagong University and Jahangirnagar University reported that the authorities did not issue any notice till the day to resume the classes and exams in these universities.
抖阴精品 correspondent in Rajshahi reported quoting Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology registrar Arif Ahammad Chowdhury that at an emergency syndicate meeting held on August 10, the authorities had decided to reopen the residential halls on August 20 and resume the academic activities on August 24.
The academic activities of Rajshahi University, however, did not resume on Sunday.
Two or three teachers of social work and Islamic studies departments were seen taking a few classes on the day.
A press release, issued by Khulna University of Engineering and Technology authorities on Sunday, read that decisions were taken in an emergency syndicate meeting held on August 11 to reopen the university鈥檚 residential halls on August 21 and resume the academic activities on August 25.
Following the countrywide mass uprising, which finally led Sheikh Hasina to resign as prime minister and fled to India on August 5, the government closed all educational institutions in mid-July.
The authorities also deferred the ongoing Higher Secondary Certificate examinations by almost two months.
