Jahangirnagar University (JU) has reduced the punishments of several former activists of the banned Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) and acquitted others after reviewing disciplinary actions taken over attacks on students during the July Uprising.

The university Syndicate took the decision at its meeting on Tuesday after reviewing appeals filed by 43 punished students.

"Following the appeals, we reviewed the disciplinary decisions against 43 students individually," the Vice Chancellor told reporters after the meeting.

Of the 21 students who had received permanent expulsion, the Syndicate acquitted five, reduced the punishment of eight to a two-year suspension and cut the penalty of another five to a one-year suspension. It upheld the permanent expulsion of the remaining three students.

The Syndicate also reviewed 12 decisions cancelling academic certificates. It withdrew the penalty for five students, upheld one-year certificate cancellation for four students and maintained two-year certificate cancellation for the remaining three.

Vice Chancellor said the Syndicate examined the allegations, appeal petitions and supporting documents before reaching its decisions.

"Based on the evidence, we reduced some punishments while upholding others," he added.

Asked about the identities of the students whose punishments were revised, Registrar and Syndicate Secretary ABM Azizur Rahman said the university had not yet received the final list from the concerned office.

"We have yet to receive the detailed list. We will disclose the names after verifying them once the concerned office sends the documents," he added.