3 panels to contest at JU VC panel election

The election to nominate a three-member panel for  appointing one of them as the next Vice-Chancellor (VC) of Jahangirnagar  University will be held tomorrow.  

The election will be held in a special senate session following the section 11(1) of Jahangirnagar University Act-1973. 

Earlier, Pro-Awami League teachers announced three panels to contest the  election while 'Bangabandhu Shikkok Parishad' announced two separate panels. 

Led by JU VC Prof Nurul Alam, Dean of Physical and Mathematical Sciences faculty Prof Ajit Kumar Majumdar and President of JU Teachers' Association 

Prof Dr Laek Sazzad Andallah formed the VC-backed panel under the banner of 'Bangabandhu Shikkok Parishad'.

Led by former JU Pro-VC Prof Amir Hussain, prominent Archeologist Prof Sufi Mostafizur Rahman of JU Archeology department and Prof Dr. Prithila Najnin Nelema of JU Bangla department formed another panel under the banner of 'Bangabandhur Adorsho o Muktijudder Chetonai Bishwasi Progotishil Shikkok Somaj'.

Besides, the General Secretary of the JU Teachers' Association Prof Md. Motaher Hossain, President of the Provost Standing Committee Prof Abdullah Hel Kafi of the International Relations department and Prof Tapan Kumar Saha of the Chemistry department formed another panel under the banner of 'Bangabandhu Shikkok Parishad'. 

Voting will begin at 4 pm at a special session of the university Senate at Senate hall. Vice-Chancellor Prof Nurul Alam will chair the session while JU Registrar Rahima Kaneez conduct the polls as election commissioner.

On July 27, JU authorities decided to hold the panel election to nominate a three-member panel for appointing one of them as the next Vice-Chancellor (VC) of the university.

The last VC panel election was held on February 20, 2014. Professor Farzana Islam, Professor Abul Hasan and Professor Amir Hossain were elected at the election. 

Later, Professor Farzana Islam was appointed as Vice-Chancellor of the university, reports BSS.