The teachers called upon the public to stand beside them through the "hard days".
Up to 20 DU teachers belonging to the two groups assembled at the Battola on the campus in a midday demonstration to protest the court verdict, reported bdnews24.com correspondents Jannatul Ferdous and Golam Mortuja Antu from the campus.
"The judgment has simply wounded us. DU is passing hard days," said Muntasir Mamun, a professor of history.
"We'd request all to stand beside us as they did in the past—in 1969, 1971 and in 1990."
"Protesting injustice and misrule has been our tradition and heritage through the past century-long life of the university, leading the country and the nation to realising a number of its cherished goals, including independence," Prof Muntasir said.
"This military-backed government wants to see us trampled under the military's boots. We'll not allow that to happen. We want our teachers be freed with honour."
Professor Mesbah Kamal said: "The teachers and students here are no criminals. They just happened to speak up when the sanctity of the university was violated."
"We are here today to protest the verdict as it was not at all an honourable solution to the troubles," he said.
"The prestige of DU has been undermined seriously by the mockery of a judgment delivery," Prof Abdus Samad said.
"It's the government who is not allowing the law of the country to prevail and we've assembled here to announce that we'll officially vent our protests tomorrow."
A 'solidarity mass' will be held at the Battola Wednesday, Prof Samad said.
"The DU teachers have not committed any crimes; therefore, the question of showing mercy to them by any quarters is also irrelevant."
Acting dean of the social sciences faculty AAMS Arefin Siddique said: " I've heard about the judgment, which showed that the government is ill disposed towards the highest educational institution in the country."
"I vehemently protest this inimical attitude."
Siddique said the teachers would soon meet to work out a renewed protest programme.
A Dhaka court Tuesday sentenced Dhaka University Teachers Association president Professor Sadrul Amin, general secretary Professor Anwar Hossain and social sciences faculty dean Professor Harun-or-Rashid to two-year imprisonment, while acquitting applied physics and electronics department chairman Professor Nimchandra Bhowmik and 15 students.
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Hundreds protest as Bangladesh teachers jailed
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DHAKA (AFP) — Hundreds of students demonstrated in Bangladesh's main university campus Tuesday after three of their professors were jailed for two years over campus unrest last year, police said.
The students at Dhaka University chanted slogans against the country's army-backed emergency government, which has been in power for just over a year.
"There is no violence. But the situation does not look well," said local police chief Shahidul Islam.
The three professors, two of whom are also deans of the university, were jailed for breaking emergency rules outlawing protests during the student unrest last August. The outbreaks prompted a week-long curfew in the country.
"The judge said the three Dhaka University professors broke the emergency laws by joining processions during the unrest and the charges against them were irrefutably proved," deputy police commissioner Shahidul Haq Bhuiyan said.
He added that the court acquitted another professor and 15 students -- and authorities have hinted that those sentenced could be pardoned by the president.
The student protests began at Dhaka University and spread across the country, leaving at least one dead and more than 100 injured. The government accused non-students of hijacking the demonstrations.
Bangladesh's emergency government came to power on January 12, 2007, following months of strikes and rioting by rival supporters of the country's two main political parties, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party and the Awami League.
The emergency government has promised to clean up the country's notoriously corrupt political landscape before holding fresh elections in late 2008.
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DHAKA (AFP) — Hundreds of students demonstrated in Bangladesh's main university campus Tuesday after three of their professors were jailed for two years ...
Bangladesh court convicts 3 university teachers of fomenting ... PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung)
DU teachers, students to continue demo until all cases withdrawn The Daily Star
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