Barishal, May 13 -- Barishal University Vice Chancellor (VC) Dr Shuchita Sharmin has been removed from her post following 29 consecutive days of student protests.

She has been reinstated to her previous position as a professor at the Department of Development Studies at the University of Dhaka.

Meanwhile, Dr Md Taufiq Alam, a professor at the Department of Applied Chemistry and Chemical Engineering at Rajshahi University, has been appointed as the acting vice chancellor of Barishal University.

Confirming the development, ASM Kashem, Senior Assistant Secretary of the Secondary and Higher Education Division under the Ministry of Education, said, "The BU VC has been removed. A formal gazette notification will be uploaded on the official w...