CHITTAGONG UNIVERSITY MOVEMENT; human wall to police attack

 ORIGIN OF MOVEMENT:

26^TH JULY students of CU arrange human chain

Against an announced hike in tuition fees. PHILOSOPHY & HISTORY dept. students attend this human chain. 70 students attended there. in this time our proctorial body presented there. They created pressure for stop HUMAN CHAIN. Some students physically harassed by proctor.

HUMAN CHAIN TRANSFORMED BY PROCESSION:
AT THIS TIME students shunting slogan-"Must be decrease access fees" "students will not pay not a single money" " Stop document-less fees". STUDENTS broken human chain & started agitate procession. they ahead BBA FACULTY, SOCIAL SCIENCE FACULTY, SCIENCE FACULTY, ARTS FACULTY & also moved mains road of campus. Next they gathered in front of register building. they gave ultimatum for 30 minutes. VC did n't pay attention. at 1pm students seized station area. After that they declared next program.

FEATURES OF HIKE IN FEES:

form fill-up fee increases 1200 to 2500tk.
Non collegiate fee- 1000tk

Dis collegiate fee- 5000-7000tk

3 credit course per improvement exam fee-500tk; 4 credit course fee-600tk.

Dept of marine science a student paid 2009-10 session 7433tk .

Management studies at 5930tk;

Anthropology dept. at 4630tk.

But cu administration said that  “admission fee of 1^st year just only 3500tk”

AMAZING FEATURES OF TUITION FEES AT CHITTAGONG UNIVERSITY:

In this year a BANGLA 4^th year student paid at 2170tk for his from fill up that were previous year 1327tk.

Research project installment 8 lac;

 But VC-pro VC TIFFIN budget 5 lakh.
telephone bill budget 12 lac.

Without any document previous year university earn 90 lac tk.

MOVEMENT & AGITATION: 

 

The students announced an indefinite strike from Tuesday (July 27th) onwards.

DEMAND OF GENERAL STUDENTS:

1. All increasing fees must be omitted.

2. Sujan’s expel must be withdraw.

3. Don’t try harassment any student. Who involve at movement.

UNIVERSITY ADMIN EXPELLED A PROTESTER: 

Varsity administration   has been expelled for two years based on charges for apparently "manhandling two teachers" during the protests. SUJAN KANTY DEY (public ad, 2^nd  year)

But manhandled teacher said that students just bargain with me, they didn’t know me.

CRIMINAL CASES AGAINST ACTIVIST:
The university authorities filed criminal cases against 11 activists by name and 21 others as unknown so far. This only gave the movement another boost. Mainly university admin tried to spade fear on protester. but this conspiracy action oppositely.

FACULTY VACANT, MOST OF STUDENTS ATTEND AGITATION:

  
Saturday students give up class, faculty; some dept. students ignore exam also. Thousands students attend PROCESSION. After they gathered in front of REGISTER building & VC office.

They shunting slogan, announced all of demand, but CU admin silent.

 STUDENTS WROTE DEMAND WITH BLOOD:

Hundred students gave blood in front of REGISTRAR BUILDING. They wrote demands by blood on register building wall. This news touched all sartorial.

This news emotionally hit al most students, journalists also guardians; but our VC or teachers did not pay hit.

STUDENTS ARRANGED CULTURAL PROGRAM:

Saturday at 11 am students arranged varieties types of cultural program by supplementary of MOVEMENT. Students sang parody song against VC, some students displayed drama, also some students recite poems. Some cultural organization performed revolutionary songs. 

MOVEMENT SPRADES UNIVERSITY TO CITY:

Saturday at 2pm students gathered at sholashohor; they seized CDA AVENUE area that’s r heart road of CTG. After 1 hour thousands students changed seized venue; they seized 2 NO GATE MOOR that’s main transaction of CTG.

 Thousands of students have been occupying the four major streets of the city, chanting slogans and performing revolutionary songs They stayed this area 3pm to 8pm; this time half of the CHITTAGONG city stand still.

SEIZED STATION, CLOSED CAMPUS:

Sunday at 7 am students gathered at sholoshahor rail station; they vacant university-bound train, also students tried to stop university bound bus. Next they went press club with procession. They arrange meeting, press conference. Intellectuals, guardians, journalists presented here. THEY keep speech.

POLICE ATTACK on PEACEFUL BLOCKADE:

After completed PRESS CLUB program students decided again blockade 2 no gate MOOR; they came with peaceful procession, but reckless police attacked on there. 50 students injured, 20 arrested.



BLACK DAY OF CHITTAGONG UNIVERSITY:

Earlier in the morning, over 1,500 students brought out a procession from sohorawardi moor around 10.00am to continue their protest for the eighth consecutive day to press home their three-point demand including cancellation of fee-hike.

when this procession reached in front of CUKSU, police throw tear shell, rubber bullet. 

Officer-in-Charge Mohiuddin Selim of Hathazari Police Station said around 250 rounds of rubber bullets were fired and over 60 tear-gas canisters were lobbed to bring the situation under control.

HUGE POLICE, RAB, LADY POLICE entered this day in campus. 400 police, 80 rab, 120 lady police played action with aggressive mode. STUDENTS are helpless, hopeless also victim there CAMPUS. Dramatically changed CAMPUS as a torture camp. Full day POLICE created barbarism.

UNIVERSITY PROCTORIAL team also attend with POLICE for direction. CHANDAN PODDAR, TOHID... directed police on attack students. STUDENTS strange when there teacher transformed FEROCIOUS DICTATOR.

 

400 STUDENTS INJURED; 40 STUDENTS SENSELESS BY HIT TEAR SHELL.

FULL campus POLICE & POLICE. 

 STUDENTS SCATTERED EVERYWHERE, when police taken reckless BATON CHARGES.

SOME JOURNALISTS also injured this time.

  POLICE ATTACK ON FEMALE PROCESSION:

 POLICE  also fired rubber bullets and teargas shells inside Shamsunnahar Hall where the students took shelter as police went on a counter offensive.

Protesting the police attack, around 300 female students from Shamsunnahar and Pritilata Halls brought out a procession around 1:30pm. As the procession reached near Shaheed Minar, police charged batons to disperse them injuring around 100 female students.

FIRST it was peaceful MOVEMENT; STUDENTS did n't through any pieces of brick. STUDENTS continuously run this movement MONDAY TO SUNDAY. BUT our VC did n't pay attention.
 also UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATION applied hired terrorists for vandalized  MOVEMENT. But failured. BUT MONDAY, 2ND AUGUST they applied HUGE POLICE, RAB, LADY POLICE.......


ALL of the students committed that they must be fill up there DEMAND. After opening CAMPUS students restart MOVEMENT with full swing.

CHITTAGONG UNIVERSITY..........

THE UNIVERSITY OF CHITTAGONG situated hathazari thana, 22km far from CHITTAGONG CITY. The university was established in 1966. The University of Chittagong is surrounded by hills, and is bisected by a small stream.

HISTORY & BACKGROUND:
University of Chittagong situated on 1,330 acres of beautiful hilly land in mauja Fatehpur under hathazari upazila, 22 km north of chittagong city. It was opened on 18 November 1966. Back in 1962, Mr. Mohammad Ferdaus Khan, Deputy Director of Public Instruction of East Pakistan, prepared a preliminary draft plan of Chittagong University. Prior to that the Chittagong University Movement Council was formed in 1961 with Badshah Mia Chowdhury, a distinguished social welfare worker of Chittagong, as president and professor Ahmad Hossain of Chittagong City College as convenor. Dr. muhammad shahidullah (1885-1969), Dr. muhammad enamul haq (1906-82) and some other intellectuals, educationists, political personalities, and social workers played leading roles in the site selection movement of 1962.
On 3 December 1965, Professor a r mallick (1918-97), as project Director, inaugurated the work of founding the Chittagong University with only three employees, one typewriter, and a photocopier in a house on Road 3 of Chittagong City’s Nasirabad Housing Society. The Chittagong University Ordinance was promulgated on 25 September 1966 and Professor Mallick was given the charge of Vice Chancellor on that very day. He assumed charge as the first Vice Chancellor of the university on 9 October 1966.
The university started its academic programme on 28 November with classes of MA (Preliminary) programme with only 200 students in the departments of Bangla, English, History and Economics under the faculty of Arts. After a short while Medical, Engineering, Law, and Education Colleges situated outside the university campus were incorporated as separate faculties, and thus the university’s educational activities kept expanding.

Under Arts faculty, the departments of Bangla, History and English were established in 1966, that of Fine Arts in 1970, Philosophy in 1972, Islamic History and Culture, and Oriental Languages in 1974, Arabic and Persian Languages in 1977, and of Journalism in 1994. These departments have programmes of BA (Honours), MA (Preliminary), and MA (Final). Under Science faculty, the departments of Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics were set up in 1968, Statistics in 1970, Zoology and Botany in 1973, Oceanography Institute in 1971, Institute of Forestry in 1976, and the Research Centre for Mathematical and Physical Sciences in 1989 opened by the Nobel Prize winner scientist Professor Abdus Salam. The departments under the Science faculty have programmes of B Sc (Hons), M Sc (preliminary) and M Sc (Final). The Social Science Faculty was founded in 1971. Under this faculty the departments of Economics, Political Science, Sociology, Public Administration and Anthropology started in 1966, 1968, 1970, 1980, and 1997 respectively. Departments under this faculty conduct BSS (Honours), MSS (Preliminary) and MSS (Final) programmes. The Commerce faculty was established in 1971. Departments of this faculty conduct BBA (Honours) and MBA programmes. The department of Law under the faculty of Law was established in 1992.
All the faculties publish a research journal of the common title The Chittagong University Studies (now renamed Chittagong University Journal) distinguished by the name of the individual faculty suffixed to it. Chittagong University Journal of Arts, Chittagong University Journal of Social Science, Chittagong University Journal of Business and Chittagong University Journal of Law come out once or twice a year.
In addition to the faculties of Arts, Science, Social Science, Commerce and Law, Chittagong University has a Medical Faculty that comprises two Medical Colleges: Chittagong Medical College and Sythet MAG Osmany Medical College, which offer MBBS graduate and postgraduate Diploma programmes. The Institute of Community Ophthalmology came into being in 1992-93.
Different faculties of Chittagong University arrange for coursework and examination on behalf of several other bodies and institutions such as bangladesh military academy (Bhatiari), Bangladesh Marine Academy (Patenga), Bangladesh Forestry College (Sholoshahar), College of Fine Arts, and Naval Academy (Patenga).
The first regular Convocation of Chittagong University was held in 1994. Before that a special Convocation had been held in 1981. In that Convocation physicist Abdus Salam was awarded an honorary D Sc degree. A special Professor’s Chair has been created in Chittagong University after the name of poet kazi nazrul islam.

CHITTAGONG UNIVERSITY LIBRARY:

The Chittagong University Library is the largest library in Chittagong. The number of books in this library is over two hundred thousand and it keeps six hundred periodicals.

Degrees offered:  

The university offers 4 Year Bachelor of Science (Honours) (B.Sc.), 1 Year Masters of Science (M.Sc.), both thesis and course work based, under the faculty of Science. The medium of instruction here in this university is English Except for departments such as Bengali, Arabic and stuff like that ENGLISH. Also, Post Graduate Degrees (PGD) in Computer Science and Information Technology are offered.

It offers 4 Year Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) and 1 Year Masters of Business Administration (MBA) degrees under the faculty of Business Administration, 4 Year Bachelor of Social Science (BSS) and 1 Year Masters of Social Science (MSS) degrees under the Faculty of Social Science, 4 Year Bachelor of Arts (BA) and 1 Year Masters of Arts (MA) degrees under the faculty of Arts, 4 Year LLB and 1 Year LLM degree under the Faculty of Law. Chittagong University is the pioneer to offer 4 year BBA, BSc(Hons) in Forestry, Environmental Sciences, and Marine Science in Bangladesh. The university also offers 2 Year MS, 2 Year MPhil and 3 Year PhD degree by research.


FACULTIES & DEPARTMENTS:
 

With a modest beginning of 4 departments in 1966, the University of Chittagong has grown to 8 individual faculties, 35 departments, 3 institutes and 3 research centres. It has 3 affiliated Medical colleges under the Faculty of Medicine and 1 Veterinary Medicine College under the faculty of Veterinary Medicine. The veterinary medical college has recently been upgraded into a separate University. As such the number of faculties at present is 7. Current student enrollment is more than 19,000. Following is a list of faculties and the related departments.

• Faculty of Science
  
  
  • Department of Applied Physics, Electronics & Communication Engineering
  • department of computer science & engineering 
  • Department of Chemistry
  • Department of Mathematics
  • Department of Statistics
  • Department of Physics
  • Department of marine & fisheries
  • Institute of Forestry and Environmental Sciences
  • Research Centre for Mathematics and Physical Sciences (RCMPS)
• Faculty of Biological Sciences
  
  • Department of Botany
  • Department of Zoology
  • Department of Microbiology
  • Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
  • Department of Geography and Environmental Science
  • Department of Soil Science
  • Department of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology
  • Department of Psychology
• Faculty of Arts
  
  • Department of Bengali
  • Department of English
  • Department of History
  • Department of Islamic History and Culture
  • Department of Philosophy
  • Department of Fine Arts
  • Department of Arabic
  • Department of Oriental Languages
  • Department of Islamic Studies and Culture
  • Department of Communication and Journalism
  • Nazrul Research Center
• Faculty of Social Science
  
  • Department of Public Administration
  • Department of Economics
  • Department of Political Science
  • Department of Sociology
  • Department of Anthropology
  • Department of International Relations (IR)
  • Department of Home Economics
  • Institute of Development Studies
• Faculty of Business Administration
  
  • Department of Accounting and Information System
  • Department of Management Studies
  • Department of Marketing studies and International Marketing(MSIM)
  • Department of Finance and Banking
  • Bureau of Business Research
• Faculty of Law
  
  • Department of Law
• Faculty of Medicine
  
  
  • Comilla Medical College
  • chittagong medical college
• Other affiliated colleges
  
  
  • Chittagong Home Economics College
  • Begumgong textile engeering college
  • Chittagong University Laboratory School and College

SHUTTLE TRAIN:
The students of Chittagong University have to go to their university with two shuttle trains. This university is situated in a remote place that is only 21 km far from the portcity Chittagong. The are no 'university provided' transport for the students except the shuttle train.

The two shuttle trains are the main transport to the varsity which is always proved as not sufficient for students. Limited compartments lead students to the roof. But, new students are not accustomed with rooftop journey as it is not easy to go roof stepping on little clamps. They make their room on two tiny walkways on both sides of locomotive.


HANGING BRIDGE: 
A hanging bridge beside the social science faculty. its linked SOCIAL SCIENCE FACULTY with abdur rab hall, register building road. TOURISTS whose visit chittagong university they must be visit this bridge.

FORESTRY AREA:

BOTANICAL GARDEN:

ITS very natural , forestry area.

HILLY SMALL STREAM:
A small stream behind the arts faculty; its very minimum flow but looks like very beautiful.
huge students visit everyday this stream.

CHITTAGONG UNIVERSITY MUSEUM:

Just 22 kl north to the city Chittagong lays the University of Chittagong. University of Chittagong is the only university in Bangladesh, which is surrounded by the hills and mountains. A museum has been established here.  It has a rich collection of paintings, old coins, metal imagesand much more.

Address: Zobra village, Hathajari upajila, 22 kilometer from Chittagong city

tourism in bangladesh

Tourism in Bangladesh is a slowly developing foreign currency earner. The country has much to attract international and domestic tourists.

Bangladesh as a holiday making land exposes to many flamboyant facets. Its tourist attractions are many folded, which include archaeological sites, historical mosques and monuments, resorts, beaches, picnic spots, forests and tribal people, wildlife of various species. Bangladesh offers ample opportunities to tourists for angling, water skiing, river cruising, hiking, rowing, yachting, sea bathing as well as bringing one in close touch with pristine nature.
In the northern part, comprising of the Rajshahi division, there are archaeological sites, including the temple city Puthia in Rajshahi; the largest and most ancient archaeological site, Mahasthangarh in Bogra; the single largest Buddhist monastery, Paharpur in Naogaon; the most ornamental terracota Hindu temple in Bangladesh Kantaji Temple, and many rajbaris or palaces of old zamindars.
In the south-western part, mainly the Khulna Division, there is the Sundarbans, the largest mangrove forest of the world with Royal Bengal Tiger and spotted deer. The historically and architecturally important sixty domed mosque in Bagerhat is a notable site.

In the south-eastern part, which is the Chittagong division, there are mainly natural and hilly scenarios along with sandy sea beaches. The most notable beach is the longest unbroken sandy sea beach in the world in Cox's Bazaar.
In the north-eastern part, Sylhet division, there is a green carpet of tea plants on small hillocks. Natural reserved forests are great attractions. Migratory birds in winter, particularly in the haor areas, are also very attractive in this area.
In 2004, the US Department of State estimated the daily cost of staying in Dhaka at $191. Expenses in other areas can be much lower.