RU suspends admissions under ward quota amid student protests

Rajshahi University administration announced the suspension of admissions under the controversial “ward quota” system early Saturday morning, following escalating protests and violent clashes on campus. The decision was communicated in an official notification issued at 1:00 a.m. by the University’s Public Relations Office, signed by Administrator Professor Akhtar Hossain Majumder. The notice cited “the prevailing unstable situation” on campus and stated that admissions related to institutional facilities have been suspended pending further review. An emergency Syndicate meeting has been convened for Sunday, September 21, to assess the broader situation. The unrest began earlier in the week when a group of students launched a movement demanding the complete abolition of the ward quota — a system granting admission preferences to children...