ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY, July 19, 2018 (BSS) – Vice Chancellor of Islamic
University (IU) in Kushtia Professor Dr M Harun-Ur-Rashid Askari strongly
condemned the death threat to University Grant Commission (UGC) chairman
Professor Abdul Mannan, said an IU press release on Wednesday night.
Expressing deep concern Professor Rashid Askari said, “Such type of threat
to educationists comes as an attempt to halt the practice of free thinking
and progressive thoughts”. The VC demanded stern action against the culprits
who were involved in the incident.
Besides, IU Pro-VC Professor Dr M Shahinoor Rahman and Treasurer Professor
Dr M Selim Toha condemned the threat to Abdul Mannan.