JU suspends seven BCL men

JAHANGIRNAGAR UNIVERSITY, Oct 2 (UNB): The authorities of Jahangirnagar University (JU) on Tuesday have suspended four of its students, also activists of the JU unit Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), for beating up two journalists on the campus.

JU authorities took the decision after a primary investigation, saidacting JU registrar Rahima Kaniz .

The suspended students are Shuvashish Ghosh of the Bangla Department and Ya Rafiu Shikder, Md Mustafizur Rahman and Md Sohel Rana of the Public Administration Department. All four are residential students of Shaheed Rafiq Jabbar Hall of the university.

The decision was taken after a master's student of Journalism and Media Studies Department and campus correspondent of an online news portal Mahmudul Haque Shohag submitted a written complaint to JU proctor alleging that he was beaten by those students on September 24.