Golden Jubilee Tower
Felling of 24 trees at RU protested
A RU Correspondent
A decision of the Rajshahi University (RU) authorities to construct a fountain cum tower at a cost of Tk 12 lakh in front of the administrative building by cutting 24 valuable trees has caused students' anger recently. The students of Geography and Environmental Studies Department observed a rally and held a human chain on the campus recently protesting the authority's 'arbitrary' selection of a 100 square feet area where many trees exist instead of selecting an empty space. Four banyan and mango trees have already been axed for construction of the tower to mark the golden jubilee of the university. The Rajshahi City Corporation will voluntarily finance the construction work of the fountain cum tower made of stainless steel as a gesture of goodwill to the university. 'Only old trees, not green ones are being fallen down for the purpose', told the university's students advisor Professor Rafiqul Islam to this correspondent. their hall superintendent for alleged corruption and his misbehaviour with them on Tuesday.
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