Activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League yesterday demonstrated on Dhaka University campus, demanding punishment for a teacher for allegedly distorting history of the Liberation War.

They also claimed that Prof Morshed Hasan Khan of marketing department made derogatory remarks about Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and distorted the history in his article titled “Jyotirmoy Zia”, published in a national daily on Sunday.

“We believe that the university authorities would take proper steps against him…,” said BCL central unit general secretary SM Jakir Hossain.

He also demanded the professor's resignation. BCL would submit a memorandum to the vice-chancellor today if the university did not take any action against him, he added.

Meanwhile, Prof Morshed in a Facebook post yesterday  sought an apology if anyone was hurt by his writing.

In his article, published marking Genocide Day, Prof Morshed termed Ziaur Rahman the “declarer of independence” and claimed that most of the Awami League leaders including  Bangabandhu left the country during the war. Meanwhile, Dhaka University Teachers' Association (Duta) in a statement demanded that the administration take legal actions against the professor.