File photo of Shamim Molla (Left), Jahangirnagar University (Right)
The Jahangirnagar University (JU) authorities have suspended eight of its students for their involvement with the death of Shamim Molla, a former student and Chhatra League leader of Jahangirnagar University, in Savar on Wednesday.
An office order, signed by Dr ABM Azizur Rahman, acting registrar of the university, has informed the matter.
It said the suspensions follow a preliminary report from the Proctorial Body, which found these students to be directly involved in the incident.
The suspended students are -- Mohammad Rajan Mia, a student of 46th batch, Department of Government and Politics; Raju Ahmed, 45th batch from the same department; Md Mahmudul Hasan Raihan, student of 50th batch, Department of English; Zubair Ahmed, 44th batch, Department of History; Hamidullah Salman, 49th batch, Department of English; Md Atikuzzaman Atiq, 49th batch, Department of Management Studies; Sohag Mia 47th batch, Department of Computer Science and Engineering; and Md Ahsan Labib, 49th batch, Department of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering.
Earlier, JU authorities had formed a committee to investigate Shamim Mollah's death.
Meanwhile, a case has been filed against these eight people over the death of Shamim Molla with Ashulia police station early Friday.
Sudipta Shaheen, JU deputy registrar (Security-1), also accused 20-25 unidentified individuals in the case.
According to the case statement, at about 5:50pm on Wednesday, a group of individuals attacked Shamim Molla near the Prantik Gate of JU. The university's proctorial team rescued Shamim, brought him to the proctor’s office and informed the police.
But some individuals, without notifying the proctor's office, moved Shamim to the security office. When the proctor became aware of this, he went there, locked the collapsible gate and dispersed the angry crowd.
However, some individuals broke the collapsible gate, entered the establishment and assaulted Shamim once again.
The police reached to the spot at around 7:30pm and informed them that multiple cases had been filed against Shamim in the past. About 30 minutes later, he was turned over to the police. On the way to Ashulia police station, his condition deteriorated and he was taken to Gonoshasthaya Samaj Vittik Medical College Hospital where the on-duty doctor declared Shamim dead at around 9PM.
Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Ashulia police station Md Abu Bakar Siddique acknowledged the case that was filed on the death of Shamim Molla. He said Shamim, who was a student of the 39th batch of the university and former organizational secretary of the Chhatra League, had been assaulted by some outsiders and students of JU.
Meanwhile, there were several accusations against Shamim, including attacking students on the premises of the vice chancellor’s residence on the night of July 15 during the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement.
