10 CU students punished for assaulting teacher

Chattogram University yesterday punished 10 female students, expelling one of them and suspending the others for two years, for physically assaulting an assistant proctor and journalists.

Another female student and a male pupil were also suspended on allegations of hurting religious sentiments.

The decisions were taken at a meeting of the university's Board of Residence, Health, and Discipline Committee at the vice-chancellor's office.

The committee also recommended cancelling the certificates of the student who was expelled for assaulting the assistant proctor, said Mohammad Saiful Islam, acting register of the institution.

"We will send the recommendation to the university syndicate for further action," he said.

The assault by students residing at Sheikh Hasina Hall occurred around 11:30pm on February 5 over the vandalism of a boat-shaped sitting structure in front of the hall, Saiful said.

In the other incident, two students were accused of hurting religious sentiments by making derogatory comments on Islam on Facebook, the registrar said.  

One of them was suspended for two years while the other for one year, he added.