Jahangirnagar Univ: 11 students suspended for ragging

Jahangirnagar University authorities  have suspended 10 students from all academic activities for a year and  another for two years after they were found guilty of torturing a  first-year student and beating him till he lost consciousness.

The  university syndicate made the decision on January 9 at a virtual  meeting after an investigation committee recommended the suspension  over the incident, said an office order yesterday.

The students  were also expelled from Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Hall as they  were staying there as non-allotted residents, said the release.

The suspension took effect on January 9, it added.

The  students are Md Shihab, Md Akash Hossain, Md Moshiur Rahman Bhuiyan, Md  Tamim Hossain, Md Rizwan Rashed Soan, Fayzul Islam Nirob, Shimul Ahmed,  Shakil Mahmud, Alauddin Yousuf, Rozen Noor and Saroar Hossain Shakil. Key  accused Shihab, a student of the marketing department, has been  suspended for two years and the rest for a year. All are second-year  students of different departments.

In July 2019, Shihab, along with his accomplices, entered the common  room of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Hall late at night and began  bullying the freshers, the release said.

At one stage, they beat up a first-year student, leaving him unconscious.