Chittagong University reopened on Sunday three months after it was shut amid the anti-discrimination student movement that toppled the authoritarian regime of Sheikh Hasina on August 5.听
Students returned to classes following a prayer session at university鈥檚 Central Shaheed Minar, honouring martyrs of the anti-discrimination movement.
At about 9:30am, teachers, staff, and students gathered at the Central Shaheed Minar, wearing red badges as a symbol of remembrance.
The session was led by associate professor Shahidul Haque from the Department of Communication and Journalism.
Addressing the gathering, CU vice-chancellor professor Muhammad Yeahia Akhter said, 鈥楾he students have paved the way for unprecedented reforms through the anti-discrimination movement. We must seize this opportunity to advance the university, particularly in the field of education.鈥�
Rasel Ahmed, the central coordinator of the anti-discrimination student movement, said, 鈥榃e have assembled here to remember the martyrs, whose sacrifices paved the way for a new Bangladesh.鈥�
The university had been closed since July 1, initially due to a teachers鈥� and staff strike demanding the cancellation of the pension scheme.
On July 17, the authorities closed the university following violent escalation in the quota reform movement while students were instructed to vacate halls of residence, and all academic activities of the university were suspended.
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