The authorities of Islamic University in Kushtia have decided to suspend 19 teachers and 11 officials and expel 33 students following an investigation into their alleged involvement in activities against the July uprising that ousted the Awami League regime.
The decision came at the university鈥檚 217th syndicate meeting held at the vice-chancellor鈥檚 residence on October 30 with VC Professor Nakib Muhammad Nasrullah in chair.
The syndicate also ruled that students who had already completed their academic programmes and were involved in activities against the July uprising would have their degrees revoked, while currently enrolled students would be expelled.
The decisions came based on an inquiry of a five-member investigation committee headed by the university鈥檚 Al-Hadith and Islamic Studies department chairman Professor M Aktar Hossain.
The committee reviewed eyewitness accounts, written and oral complaints, video evidence and media reports in conducting the probe.聽
Show-cause notices were issued to all the accused individuals prior to the final decision.
The 19 teachers are M Mahbubar Rahman of electrical and electronic engineering department, M Baki Billah Bikul and Rabiul Islam of Bangla department, Akterul Islam, Miah M Rashiduzzaman and Afroza Banu of English department, M Mahbubul Arfin of management department, Kazi Akhtar Hossain and Shelina Nasrin of accounting and information systems department, Debashish Sharma of economics department, Tapon Kumar Joddar and Paresh Chandra Barman of information and communication technology department, Reba Mondol and Shahjahan Mondol of law department, Joyshree Sen of computer science and engineering department, Amjad Hossain of al-fiqh and law department, Shahidul Islam of human resource management department, Mazedul Islam of marketing department, and Mehedi Hasan of law and land management department of the university.
The expelled university unit Chhatra League leaders and activists, among others, include unit general secretary Nasim Ahmed Joy, vice-president Munshi Kamrul Hasan Anik, joint general secretary Hussain Majumder, legal affairs secretary Shakil Ahmed, organising secretary Liafat Hossain Rakib, deputy cultural affairs secretary Anik Kumar, literary secretary Abdul Alim, and sports secretary Bijon Roy.
Suspended officials include Alamgir Hossain Khan Abdul Hannan, Walid Hasan Mukut, Abdus Salam Selim, Ibrahim Hossain Sona, Ukil Uddin, Jahangir Alam Shimul, JM Elias, Tofazzel Hossain, Sheikh Abu Siddique Rokon and Masudur Rahman.
University acting registrar Professor M Manjurul Haque said that a disciplinary committee headed by the vice-chancellor will take the final decision about the teachers and officials facing suspension.
