Students of Khulna Medical College (KMC) accompanied by outsider Chhatra League activists yesterday demonstrated on the campus demanding immediate removal of Principal KP Sarker and his punishment for 'dishonouring' father of the nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
The agitation followed removal of posters bearing Bangabandhu's portraits from the walls of KMC by its staff on Saturday night.
Recently the principal imposed ban on political activities on the campus but Chhatra League activists pasted posters on the college walls demanding withdrawal of the ban.
All the posters had photograph of Bangabandhu.
Asked by Principal KP Sarker, college employees under the supervision of head clerk Moniruzzaman torn off all the posters on Saturday night.
Hearing the news, students of two residential halls staged demonstration at midnight in protest against what they said audacity of the principal.
Later, members of Teachers' Academic Council intervened to pacify the agitated students.
When contacted, Principal KP Sarker said, "I had ordered removal of the posters pasted on the notice board, not on walls. The head clerk and other employees did excess to defame me. I have formed a three-member committee headed by Dr Dulal Krishna to probe the incident. I have also served notices on responsible persons to show cause within three working days why departmental action should not be taken against them for the excess."
On the other hand, Head Clerk Moniruzzaman said, "I had just carried out the principal's order with the help of employees. The principal did not tell me specifically to remove only the posters on the notice board. So, the question of doing any excess does not arise at all."
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