Who skipped class on the day of Chhatra League’s strike: JnU seeks information within three working days
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Jagannath University (JnU) administration has sought to know whether teachers in charge of classes and exams were present on 10 November, the day the banned Chhatra League called a strike. A notice has sought details on whether any teacher was absent from that day’s routine activities and, if so, whether they took leave according to the rules.
The university’s acting registrar Professor Dr Md Sheikh Gias Uddin signed the notice on Wednesday.
It says the authorities must be informed whether classes and exams were held as per routine in various institutes and departments on 10 November. It asks for complete information on whether any teacher in charge of classes and exams was absent on the scheduled day, and if absent, whether they took leave following the proper process, to be sent to the acting registrar’s office within the next 3 (three) working days.
The notice was issued on the vice-chancellor’s instruction; copies have been sent to the offices concerned, including the vice-chancellor’s office and the treasurer’s office.
The banned organisation Chhatra League had called a nationwide all-out strike on 10 November, urging the closure of educational institutions, public transport, offices and courts, and businesses. The administration took this step to ascertain the real picture of studies on the campus that day and whether teachers carried out their duties.
Background
According to a bdnews24.com report of 9 November 2026, on the night before the strike, an audio clip of a conversation between the proctor of Chittagong University and a Chhatra League leader went viral, in which the leader could be heard announcing observance of the ‘student strike’ declared by central Chhatra League and demanding suspension of classes and exams. That report called the programme a ‘student strike’, while the original report calls it a nationwide all-out strike — the sources differ in their description.
Sources
Original report: Ajker Patrika
Background sources: bdnews24.com, 9 November 2026
