Three students of Dhaka University have been suspended for six months following an incident in which two women were harassed at the campus’ TSC area.
The information was confirmed in a press release issued by the university’s Public Relations Office on Tuesday evening.
According to the statement, “Based on the recommendations of the investigation committee, three students have been suspended from the University of Dhaka for six months for their involvement in the incident in which two men and two women were harassed in the TSC area in the early hours of February 24.”
The suspended students are Shahriar Islam Tushar from the Department of Theatre and Performance Studies, Rakib Ahmed from the Department of World Religions and Culture, and Shahriar Tanzil from the Department of Anthropology.
Using the authority granted under the Dhaka University Order, the university’s Proctor Professor Saifuddin Ahmed issued the suspension order.
Earlier, around 3:30 am on February 24, two women were harassed when they came and stood near the Raju Sculpture after having sehri from Puran Dhaka. Later, the two male friends who were with them submitted a written complaint to the university’s Proctor Office.