Prof Nilufar Sultana, a teacher of Cumilla Victoria Government College who handed over three female students to police after allegedly labelling them as “militants”, has been transferred to the National Academy for Educational Management (NAEM), while the students have demanded justice in the case.

College Principal Prof Mohammad Abul Bashar Bhuiyan confirmed the transfer on Wednesday.

The Secondary and Higher Education Division issued a notification on Tuesday night, appointing Nilufar, a professor of the Department of Chemistry, as a training specialist at NAEM.

Nilufar also held several key positions at Victoria College during the Awami League government.

The three students were handed over to police after Islamic books were reportedly found in their possession at Nawab Faizunnesa Hall of the college about 10 years ago.

On May 24 this year, a Cumilla court acquitted the three students after finding no evidence to substantiate the militancy allegations, according to the students and case documents.

The students have demanded action against Nilufar, saying the case continued for nine years, nine months and 27 days and that the college authorities did not contact them during that period.

“Now an investigation committee has been formed, but we have not even been informed of the names of its members. Now Nilufar Sultana is leaving Cumilla. Will we ever get justice in this incident?” they said.

Several attempts to contact Nilufar over the phone and text message for her comments on the allegations went unanswered.

Principal Abul Bashar said, “Can we bring back what happened in their lives? Fortunately, due to the change of government, they were acquitted in the case.”

He said the college’s investigation committee had found that the books were Islamic books, not books on militancy.