Staff Reporter :
Jahangirnagar University (JU) authorities have given assurances to the protestors, demonstrating since last month, of taking action against the Bangladesh Chhatra League leader who had allegedly assaulted a protestor on the campus.
According to witnesses, Nurul Islam Saimum, general secretary of Jahangirnagar theatre and an organizer of the recent protests, was physically assaulted by JU Chhatra League organizational secretary Abhishek Mandal around 10:00am on Saturday.
“Abhishek physically assaulted me when I went to have breakfast at a shop near Shaheed Rafiq Jabbar Hall,” Saimum, a student of the 44th batch of Environmental Science Department, said.
On the other hand, Abhishek, a student of the 41st batch of Government and Politics Department, said: “I was injured in the scuffle as well. The incident occurred because Saimum was acting insolently.”
The university authorities asked chief security official Shudipto Shahin to file a case against Abhishek.
Authorities have also decided to expel him from his residential hall.
For the last three days, a group of students and teachers, under the banner “Jahangirnagar against Corruption” had been protesting in front of the administrative building, demonstrating against vice-chancellor’s alleged corruptions.
The protestors demanded for planned development and formation of a judicial probe committee to look into allegation of corruptions and irregularities, involving a project worth Tk 1,445 crore.
The protestors also claimed that the Vice-Chancellor, Prof Farzana Islam, was involved in the corruption.
