JU Correspondent

Jahangirnagar University (JU) authorities have temporarily suspended five leaders and activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) for beating another leader.

The decision was taken at an emergency disciplinary committee meeting chaired by JU Vice Chancellor Professor Nurul Alam on Thursday niaight.

The expelled BCL leaders and activists are – Imrul Hasan Omi of Law and Justice department, Ahmed Ghalib of Bangla department, Qaiyum Hasan and Ariful Islam of Philosophy department and Tanvirul Islam of Zoology department. They all are the students of the academic session 2017-18 and residents of Mir Mosharraf Hossain Hall.

Among them, Omi is deputy law affairs secretary of JU BCL, Galib and Qayyum are assistant secretary, Ariful Islam is executive member and Tanvirul is an activist.

An eyewitness said, “Saiful Islam, a student of the 45th batch of Computer Science and Engineering department, was beaten with a rod after the discussion meeting on Bangabandhu and Bangladesh at Zahir Raihan Auditorium of the University on Thursday around 7 pm. The injured Saiful was treated at Enam Medical College Hospital in Savar."

Quoting the Duty Manager of Enam Medical College Hospital Palash Chandra Das. He said, “ The three stitches were given to Saiful's head.”

The victim Saiful is the Vice-President of the university Chhatra League and a resident student of Biswakabi Rabindranath Tagore Hall.

Besides, a five-member probe body has formed to investigate the incidents including the display of indigenous weapons by the leaders and activists of the university unit BCL, misbehavior with proctorial body including Proctor and the attack on the journalists in the Battala area adjacent to Mowlana Bhasani Hall of the university on last Wednesday.

The probe body will be headed by Professor Shafi Muhammad Tarek of Environmental Sciences while Associate Professor Sikdar Mohammad Zulkarnain of Archaeology, Professor Shahed Rana of Chemistry, Associate Professor Mursheda Begum of Mathematics department as member and Deputy Registrar (Law) Mahtab-Uz-Zahid as member secretary.

Member Secretary of Disciplinary Board and Proctor of the university A S M Firoz-ul-Hasan told the journalists, “The punished cannot stay at the residential hall till now. The probe body has been instructed to submit its report with recommendations within 10 working days with further investigation.”

“If anyone at the university wants to create any chaotic situation over punishment then the administration will take more strict action against them,” he added.

Meanwhile, JU BCL suspended Ahmed Galib, Imrul Hasan Omi and Ahsanul Habib Reza from Chhatra League following the incidents that happened in a row.