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A message mentioning the appointment was faxed to the university, Prof Chowdhury told bdnews24.com.

“University Chancellor President Md Abdul Hamid has appointed me vice chancellor for the next four years,” he added.

He will take charge on June 15, replacing Professor Anwarul Azim Arif.

Prof Azim was appointed on June 14, 2011.

Sociology professor Chowdhury was appointed pro-VC in 2013.

No-one has been named to replace Prof Chowdhury for the pro-VC’s post.

A group of Chittagong University students staged a unique demonstration on the campus this morning demanding reformation of the existing quota system in cadre service and other government jobs.

Around 300 students under the banner of Bangladesh Sadharon Chhatra Parishad (BSCP), of the university, held a ‘Street Cleaning Campaign’ programme in front of the university’s gate No. 1 to press home their demand.

In the protest programme, a number of students hanging their certificates on their neck, were seen sweeping the streets.

Job seekers across the country have been demanding reformation of the existing quota system.

Inauguration of the newly Inclusion of AC Bus for the first time at CU Transport fleet. Donated by UCBL Bank authority.