Ruet Vice-chancellor Prof ANM Anwarul Haque become sick as the demonstrators allegedly exchanged words with him in a noisy atmosphere, campus sources said. He was instantly shifted to his residence in a microbus.

The sources said that at around 11.30 am, over 100 activists of BNP, its youth front Juba Dal and Jamaat, led by RCC ward commissioners Alamgir Hossain, Tariqul Islam Paltu, Azab Ali and Monwara Begum gathered in front of Ruet administrative building. The demonstrators included BNP leaders Khazder Ali and Bakul.

Without caring for official formalities, the RCC commissioners and BNP leaders forcibly entered the VC's office and asked him, "Why are you not appointing local BNP men in vacant posts in your university?"

They cautioned him saying, "You are posted here (Reut) due to blessings of the ruling party."

They demanded of the VC appointment of party men on ad hoc basis before end of tenure of four-party alliance government, the sources said.

They gave the VC a seven-day deadline saying, "If you fail to recruit them (in class III and IV posts) the university will face a deadlock".

Amid exchange of words, the VC fell sick and was rushed to his residence. The demonstrators then left the spot.

Hours later, the VC again came to office but officials there did not allow newsmen to talk to him.

On behalf of the VC, Ruet Public Relations Officer Golam Murtuza said, "Such incident is nothing new in the university."

Several months ago, activists of the political parties under the banner of a Local Interest Protection Committee vandalised some Ruet offices on the same demand, campus sources said.

After yesterday's incident, teachers, students and staff of the university met with the VC and assured him that they would guard against such incidents in future.