Jahangirnagar University (JU) administration has fined 20 students from the departments of Physics and History a total of Tk 615,000 over two separate incidents of ragging. The students have been barred from taking ongoing, term-final and scheduled future examinations until they pay the fines.
A clash erupted between students of Biswakabi Rabindranath Tagore Hall and National Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam Hall at Jahangirnagar University (JU) over the ownership of shops. At least nine students from the two halls were injured. The incident occurred at the university's Rabindranath Tagore Chattar around noon on Monday.
Citing lack of coordination in performing duties and administrative interference, Jahangirnagar University Central Students' Union (JUCSU) Cultural Secretary Muhibullah Sheikh Jisan has resigned. He submitted his resignation letter to JUCSU President and University Vice-Chancellor Professor Dr Mohammad Kamrul Ahsan on Sunday. Earlier, he had announced his resignation through a post on social media.
Jahangirnagar University (JU) authorities have temporarily expelled a student over allegations of making adverse remarks on social media about the July uprising and of ties to the banned organization Chhatra League. A five-member committee has also been formed to investigate the allegations, and university authorities have filed a case against the accused student at Ashulia police station.
Professor Dr A.K.M. Rashidul Alam of the Department of Environmental Sciences has been relieved of his duties as proctor of Jahangirnagar University. Professor Dr Md Zakir Hossain of the Department of Philosophy has been appointed as the new proctor on an interim basis.
Leaders of Jahangirnagar University Central Students' Union (JACSU) have confined the chief medical officer, Dr Shamsur Rahman, at the university's medical centre, raising five demands including addressing irregularities, improving healthcare services and infrastructure development. On the same day, the university administration suspended Deputy Registrar (Store) Md Noor-e-Kamal on charges of irregularities in medicine stock.