KHULNA, Feb 4: Authorities at Khulna University of Engineering and Technology (KUET) have expelled ten students including a former general secretary of the KUET Chhatra League, in connection with the alleged physical and mental torture of a fellow student.
The incident of tormenting Jahidur Rahman happened in 2022.
KUET's student discipline committee secretary Prof Mohammad Sultan Mahmud said the decision was made based on the findings of the investigation committee, and all affected students had been informed of the ruling in writing.
Additionally, three students were given punishments ranging from temporary bans to the denial of certificates.
The incident occurred on the night of September 11, 2022, when Jahidur, a student from the ECE department, was subjected to inhuman treatment at Dr MA Rashid Hall under suspicion of involvement with Shibir. The torture continued from evening until midnight, after which he was treated in the prison cell of Khulna Medical College Hospital. �UNB
