CU Correspondent :
Chittagong University authorities have suspended eight CU Chhatra League activists from the university for 2 years on Monday on charges of vandalising the university proctor office, attacking two journalists and of abducting a student for ransom.
The suspended students were also served a show cause notice asking why they would not be expelled. they have been asked to explain in seven days.
Confirming the decision ,CU proctor Ali Asgar Chowdhury said that the decision was taken at a meeting of Residence Health and Disciplinary Committee on Monday with Vice Chancellor Pro Dr. Iftekher Uddin Chowdhury in chair.
The students were identified as Anik Hossain Sabbir, former deputy financial affairs secretary of CU BCL and a student of management department, academic session 2014-2015, Shafiqul Islam, student of Institute of Modern Language, academic session 2014-2015, Yashin Arafat, student of Botany department, academic session 2014-2015 and Iftekhar Uddin Riaz, student of Institute of Modern Language, academic session 2015-2016. The four were expelled for two years on charge of kidnapping a student named Sajik Khan for ransom.
All of them were known as activist of a group named “CFC” and follower of Rezaul Haque Rubel, former vice president of CU BCL. Others were identified as Saiful Islam Saif, a student of public administration department, academic session 2011-2012, Md Lokman Hossain, student of economics department, academic session 2014-2015, Konok Saha Joy, student of Institute of Modern Language, academic session 2014-2015 and Mahfuchul Hasan, student of dramatics department, academic session 2014-2015.They were expelled for two years on charge of vandalism of the office of the proctor and allegedly attacked on journalists. All of them were known as activist of a group named ‘Sixty Nine’ group and loyalists of Alamgir Tipu, former president of CU BCL unit.
Mentionable, on February 22, BCL leader Anik Hossain Sabbir kidnapped a CU student named Sajik Khan for ransom. After ransom payment, Sajik was freed and filed a case with the Hathazari Police Station against five BCL men including Sabbir.
On the other hand, on February 20, a fraction of BCL allegedly attacked CU proctor office as well as two journalists. They vandalised 16 vehicles that time. After that CU authorities formed a prove body consisting four members headed by science faculty dean.
