IU student expelled from hall for sharing objectionable photos of roommates with boyfriend

Tubaul Jannat Aishi, a residential student of 'July 36' hall at Islamic University (IU), has been accused of secretly taking objectionable photos of at least 10 fellow students and sending them to a male friend. A three-member probe committee has been formed to investigate the incident.

The accused, Tubaul Jannat Aishi, is a student of the Economics Department at the university and a resident of the July-36 hall. The Proctor, Professor Dr Shahinuzzaman, said she was initially suspended from the hall after admitting to some involvement in the matter.

Meanwhile, the hall administration has formed a three-member investigation committee. The matter was confirmed in a notice signed by the hall Provost, Professor Dr AKM Shamsul Haque Siddiqui. The committee has been headed by Professor Dr Arifa Akhter of the Bangla Department. Its members are Assistant Proctor Professor Dr Khairul Islam and Member Secretary Professor Dr Kamruzzaman of the Department of Dawah and Islamic Studies .

Separately, another notice signed by the hall provost stated that all resident students of July-36 hall are being informed that if anyone has any complaint against the accused student, it must be submitted in writing to the provost by August 9 during office hours.

The victim students alleged that the accused was in a romantic relationship with a London-based individual named Abid. To satisfy him, she secretly collected various personal and obscene photos of veiled and other general students from the hall and sent them to him. When the relationship between the accused student and the individual recently soured, Abid sent the photos to other students' messengers as an act of revenge. When the victims contacted Abid, he revealed that the accused student had sent him the photos and would not listen even when told not to .

Hall students said they moved freely in what they considered a safe environment, but the accused took photos of them sleeping, wearing t-shirts, or without their ornas and leaked them outside. It was also alleged that she even took photos of veiled students behind their purdah. They demanded a fair investigation into the matter, citing a serious violation of their privacy and security.

Under pressure from students, the accused admitted her mistake. She claimed she took the photos not for any malicious pleasure but due to a "lack of common sense." However, audio recordings of her conversations with the individual named Abid reportedly suggest she derived a distorted sense of pleasure from sharing the photos. Abid has also stated he has no idea how many others these images may have reached.