Students of the Faculty of Veterinary Science and the Faculty of Animal Husbandry at Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) on Sunday confined Vice-Chancellor Prof. Dr. A K Fazlul Haque Bhuiyan and nearly 250 teachers, demanding the introduction of a single combined degree.
The incident occurred around 1 pm at the Zainul Abedin Auditorium, where an emergency meeting of the Academic Council had been held earlier in the day in response to the students’ long-standing demand.
Students began gathering outside the auditorium from around 11 am. Following the Academic Council's decision to continue with three separate degrees — BSc in Animal Husbandry, Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM), and a combined degree — the students expressed dissatisfaction, saying the resolution did not meet their expectations.
Rejecting the decision, a large group of students locked the auditorium doors, effectively confining the VC and faculty members inside. As of 6:22 pm, they had been held for over five hours.
The protesting students declared they would not accept the continuation of multiple degrees.
They insisted on the full implementation of a single combined degree for both faculties and vowed to continue their protest until the demand is met.
