En masse RU recruitment & Murders Of Prof Taher & Prof Yunus
Committed to PEOPLE'S RIGHT TO KNOW Vol. 5 Num 940 Sat. January 20, 2007 Editorial En masse recruitment at RU Tainted with 'political consideration' As many as 200 fourth class staff have allegedly been recruited by the Rajshahi University within a span of last three days. Not only that, the motive and the process that have led to their recruitment have been, to say the least, opaque. To top it all, the authorities are set to be planning to recruit yet another 800 within a short period of time. Senior teachers of the university have expressed their concern over the fact that as many as 1500 job seekers thronging the university's administration building on a daily basis is affecting the overall academic atmosphere of the university. We also note with deep concern, as voiced by a Syndicate member of the university, that the appointments are certain to overshoot the budgetary allocations of the current fiscal year. The University Grants Commission only recently warned the