MBSTU, Aug 06 (V7N) - On Monday, August 5, around 8:30 PM, anti-discrimination students at Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University (MBSTU) assembled to express their opposition to fascism. They subsequently visited the residence of the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Dr. Md. Farhad Hossain, to address their concerns. The students, dissatisfied with the VC's handling of the ongoing movement, demanded his immediate resignation. They gave him an ultimatum to resign by 10 PM that evening.
 
After deliberations, Professor Dr. Farhad Hossain agreed to resign and departed from the campus.
 
Additionally, Proctor Md. Mucha Mia, Bangabandhu Hall Provost Professor Dr. Md. Nurul Islam, Jahanara Imam Hall Provost Ms. Nargis Akhter, Sheikh Russell Hall Provost Professor Dr. Md. Idris Ali, and Faizun Nahar Mim, Deputy Director of the Student Welfare Counseling Center, also resigned in response to the students' demands.
 
Professor Dr. Farhad Hossain, who had been serving as Vice-Chancellor since his appointment in 2022, had previously been the Chairman of the university's Statistics Department.
 
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