The administration of Jessore University of Science and Technology on Tuesday expelled four students permanently following the death of a student in a clash between the rival factions of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL). The university’s Board of Regents took the decision in an emergency meeting yesterday. Naimul Islam Riyad, 4th year student of Environmental Science Department, was stabbed to death on Monday in front of the university’s main entrance.
Riyad’s uncle Rafiqul Islam filed a murder case with the Kotwali police on Tuesday accusing 11 people including the university unit’s BCL President Subrata Biswas and General Secretary SM Shamim Hasan, said Kotwali Police Station SI Zohurul Haque.
Those expelled are university unit BCL President Subrata Biswas, General Secretary SM Shamim Hasan, Environmental Science Department’s first year student Faisal Tanvir and Physical Education Department’s student Azizul Islam.
The university has been closed for an indefinite period after the death incident.
The male students were asked to vacate dormitories by 9pm on Monday and female students by 9am on Tuesday.
Registrar Ahsan Habib said that the meeting also decided that the university offices would remain closed for an indefinite period.
On the other hand, the university unit BCL President Subrata Biswas, General Secretary SM Shamim Hasan claimed that they were not involved with the killing.
They accused the VC of using the incident to stop BCL’s political activities on the campus.
