RU Correspondent :
The authorities of Rajshahi University on Sunday night expelled a female student of the university, who earlier brought an allegation of sexual harassment against a teacher of the university which was proved false and fabricated in probe report.
The expelled student, Shapla Sultana Safia, was a second year student of linguistic department of the university, and also an activist of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) of the university unit.
The decision was made at the university’s 467th syndicate meeting held on Sunday night with RU vice chancellor Professor Muhammad Mizanuddin in the chair.
RU pro vice chancellor Professor Chawdhury Sarwar Jahan told The New Nation that, according to the rules of the university’s sexual harassment prevention committee, the student was expelled from the university as she brought a false allegation of sexual harassment against a teacher of the university.
Earlier on December 20, Shapla, also a residential student of the university’s Begum Rokeya hall, submitted a written complaint against ATM Rafiqul Islam, house tutor of the hall, to the university vice-chancellor Professor Muhammad Mizanuddin, demanding exemplary punishment of the teacher for assaulting her sexually.
On December 26, the authorities of Rajshahi University formed a three-member probe body, headed by RU students’ adviser Professor Sadequl Arefin, to investigate into the allegation.
The body submitted the probe-report recently where they stated that they did not found any proof of making sexually harassment against the teacher.
Following the report, she was asked to show cause why she brought fake allegation against the teacher.
