The Jahangirnagar University authorities on Monday suspended five of its students in connection with two separate incidents of assaulting journalists.
They are — Mahitosh Roy, Ikram Uddin aka Omi, Ikram Nahid, Shairf Hossain aka Lashkar and Riazul Islam — members of Bangladesh Chhatra League’s (BCL) JU unit.
The decision was taken on Monday at an emergency syndicate meeting.
The registrar of the university, Abu Bakr Siddique, confirmed this to reporters.
On 8 June, the JU correspondent of bdnews24.com, Mohammad Shafiqul Islam, was assaulted by some BCL activists while he was collecting news.
Mahitosh Roy, Ikram Uddin aka Omi and Ikram Nahid were suspended for their involvement in this incident, said Abu Bakr Siddique.
In a separate incident on 5 June, the JU correspondent of bdpress.net, Abu Raihan, was assaulted. Chhatra League activists Shairf Hossain alias Lashkar and Riazul Islam have been suspended for their involvement in the incident.
A four-member investigative committee has been formed over the incidents, with instruction to submit a report within 15 working days. Jahanara Imam Hall provost Anwar Khashru has been made the head and sub-registrar (higher education and scholarship-2) ABM Azizur Rahman made the member secretary of the committee.
