The High Court on Wednesday ordered the authorities concerned to suspend the principal and  hostel superintendent of MC College in Sylhet within 7 days  for their negligence of duty over the gang-rape of a woman on the campus in September last year. The court also ordered the authorities concerned to take departmental action against Principal  Prof Mohammad Saleh Ahmed and hostel superintendent Jiban Krishna Acharaya. The HC bench of Justice Md Mozibur Rahman Miah and Justice Md Kamrul Hossain Mollah passed the order. Read:Trial in MC College gang rape, extortion cases to run simultaneously: HC The court  on Tuesday fixed today for passing an order after hearing on a rule issued over the rape incident. Advocate Mohammad Mishbahuddin stood for the writ petitioner while deputy attorney general Nowraz Mohammad Russel represented the state. The High Court on September 29 last year formed an investigation committee to look into the MC College gang rape incident. A suo moto rule was issued in this regard by the bench of Justice Md Mozibur Rahman Miah and Justice Mohi Uddin Shamim. It also asked the committee to record the statement of the victim, plaintiff, Principal of MC College, witnesses and others related to the case. Read:MC College gang-rape: 8 BCL men indicted The court also issued a rule asking the government to explain why punitive action should not be taken against the Principal of MC College and hall superintendent for their negligence to save the victim and allowing outsiders to stay at the dormitory. The college principal and others concerned were made respondents to the rule.  

A Sylhet tribunal on Sunday framed charges against all the eight accused in a case filed over the gang-rape of a newly-wed woman at Sylhet’s MC College hostel in September last year.

Police on Thursday pressed charges against eight accused in a case filed over the gang rape of a woman at Sylhet MC College.

The National University authorities have suspended the studentship of four over the gang-rape incident at MC College in Sylhet.

People from different walks of life, including students, staged demonstrations across the country for the 4th consecutive day on Thursday as anger mounted over the growing incidents of rape and sexual harassment of women.

Three accused in Sylhet MC College gang rape case were produced before the court on Friday after their five-day remand.

A court in Sylhet on Wednesday placed Tarequl Islam on five-day remand in a case filed over the recent rape incident at MC College.

The High Court on Tuesday formed an investigation committee to look into the MC College gang rape incident.