Ashulia teacher killing: HSC student suspended for ‘links’

Haji Yunus Ali College in Ashulia has suspended a female student over her alleged involvement in Monday's attack on teacher Utpal Kumar Sarkar, who died of his wounds at a local hospital on Wednesday.

Ashraful Ahsan Jitu, an SSC examinee of the institution and also the prime accused in the murder case, attacked the teacher beside the college playground with a cricket stump, leaving him badly injured.

According to two notices issued by the college on June 30, Jitu, now behind bars, was expelled from the institution, while the 11th grader female student was suspended.

The Daily Star has obtained copies of the notices.

Saiful Hasan, principal of the college, said the school teachers' council held an emergency meeting on June 26, where they decided to expel Jitu.

The following day, they decided to suspend the female college student, he added.

Meanwhile, classes at the school section of the institution resumed yesterday after five days. The classed remained suspended since June 27 following the death of Utpal, a lecturer in political science.

The principal said 53 percent students joined classes in the school yesterday while the figure was 60 percent in the college.

The institution will go into Eid vacation from today and will reopen on July 16.