The Ministry of Education has ordered an immediate stop to hill cutting during the implementation of the "Further Development of Comilla University" project. The directive also calls for replanting trees in the affected areaa and submitting a report on environmental compliance during the development work.   This instruction follows a letter issued on October 15 by Syeda Rizwana Hasan, Adviser to the Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change. The letter highlighted that development activities in the Lalmai Hill area of Comilla Sadar South were carried out without the necessary approval from the Department of Environment.    The letter also warned that such actions under a government project set a harmful precedent for private or individual projects. It emphasized that hills, as invaluable natural resources, cannot be restored once destroyed. Lalmai Hill, in particular, holds national heritage and archaeological significance, which must be preserved. Dhaka calls for global collaboration to address threats to religious sites The directive, signed by Ahmed Shibli, Deputy Secretary of the Secondary and Higher Education Division, was issued on November 27 to ensure compliance with environmental laws.   The Ministry of Environment hopes all parties will respect the law and adopt eco-friendly practices in future development projects.  

The High Court on Sunday stayed for six months the suspension of Iqbal Monwar, a student of Cumilla University who was suspended by the university for publishing a report allegedly distorting the statement of the Vice-Chancellor.The HC bench of Justice Bhishmadev Chakrabortty and Justice Md Ali Reza passed the order.The HC also issued a rule asking the government to explain as to why the expulsion order should not be declared illegal.Advocate Sihab Uddin Khan stood for the petitioner.With the court order, Iqbal, an English Department student of the university, can continue his academic activities in a normal way. HC turns down ACC's plea to bar Samrat's travel abroadOn July 31, Iqbal, the Cumilla correspondent of Daily Jai Jai Din, published a report allegedly distorting the statement of Cumilla University Vice-Chancellor AFM Abdul Moin .On August 2, the university authorities suspended him.On August 9, a legal notice was served on Education secretary, University Grants Commission (UGC) chairman, Cumilla University VC, pro vice-chancellor and registrar, proctor, public relations officer, and chairman of the Marketing Department of the university seeking withdrawal of the suspension order. HC asks authorities to from committee to stop spread of ThalassemiaThe notice also said that there is no evidence of the distorting the statement of the VC and Iqbal was suspended out of personal wrath of the VC.It also said that, according to section 32 of Cumilla University Act-2006, there should be a disciplinary board but there is no existence of such board. So the suspension order issued by the CoU administration is illegal and beyond the purview of its jurisdiction. HC relieves Cox’s Bazar Sessions Judge after seeking unconditional mercy over bailIqbal was performing his professional duty and there is no connection with the university, said the notice. If VC has any problem with the report then he has the right to log complaint about it with the press council but without doing it, the VC misused his power by suspending the student, said the notice.  

A female student of Masters evening programme of Cumilla University filed a written complaint against a teacher for harassing her sexually as well as for destroying all the proofs she had on her mobile in favor of her allegation.

The students of Cumilla University and Jahangirnagar University on Tuesday staged demonstrations and brought out processions protesting the recent rape of a Dhaka University student.

Cumilla University went on the winter vacation on Sunday.