New Delhi, Nov 5 (PTI) Over 300 academicians from universities worldwide have written to SAARC Secretary-General Golam Sarwar, seeking his intervention in what they called "unjust and punitive dismissal" of an economics professor at the South Asian University (SAU) here.

Snehashish Bhattacharya, Associate Professor of Economics, was among four faculty members suspended in June 2023 for allegedly "inciting students against the interest of the university" during stipend protests the previous year. His services were formally terminated on September 11 this year, with retrospective effect from June 2023.

"We are deeply concerned at the unjust dismissal of Snehashish Bhattacharya. Students peacefully protested for representation in the university bodies for gender sensitisation and against se

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