The Islamic University (IU) administration in Kushtia have expelled a leader of the IU unit of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) and four of her associates, for one year over torturing a first-year student of Finance and Banking Department on the campus.
The decision was taken at a meeting of the university’s student disciplinary committee held on the campus at 11:00am with IU vice-chancellor Professor Shaikh Abdus Salam in the chair.
The suspended students are BCL university unit vice-president Sanjida Chowdhury Antara, a student of the Statistics Department, BCL activists Tabassum Islam, and Maobiya Jahan, both of the Finance and Banking department, Halima Khatun Urmi of the Fine Arts department, and Ishrat Jahan Meem, of the Law Department.
IU pro-vice-chancellor Professor M Mahbubur Rahman, treasurer Professor M Alamgir Hossain Bhuiyan, proctor Professor M Shahadat Hossain Azad, acting registrar HM Ali Hasan, among others, were present at the meeting.
IU proctor Professor M Shahadat Hossain Azad said that the university authorities expelled Antara and four of her associates from the campus for one year as per the university act.
Fulpori, a first year student of the Finance and Banking department, was tortured and humiliated by IU unit of BCL VP Sanjida Chowdhury Antara and her cohorts at Deshratna Sheikh Hasina Hall on the campus in Kushtia on February 12 last.
The incident came to light after the victim left the hall and disclosed the matter to her seniors and her family members the next day.
On February 14, the victim lodged a written complaint with the university administration, including the university proctor, student adviser and hall provost, demanding punishment of those involved in the incident.
Two probe bodies formed by the Islamic University authorities to look into the matter submitted their reports on February 26.
The Deshratna Sheikh Hasina Hall administration expelled the accused on February 27.
On March 5, the university authorities expelled Ontora and four of her associates from the university as well as removed Shamsul Alam, the provost of Deshratna Sheikh Hasina Hall, from his post following the order of the High Court.
The university administration also allocated a seat to the female student of her choice in the Fazilatunnesa Mujib Hall following the court order.
