Court indicts DU teachers, students
Wednesday, 12 December 2007
The CMM court Tuesday indicted 4 teachers and 19 students of Dhaka University on charge of provoking and creating August 20-22 unrest in the campus violating the emergency rules, reports UNB.
Prof Harun-or-Rashid, Prof Anwar Hossain, Prof Sadrul Amin and Prof Neem Chandra Bhoumik and student Moniruzzaman Rubel in the dock pleaded ignorance when the charges were read out to them.
Thirteen students accused in the case remained fugitive since the incident. They will be tried in absentia.
The defence counsel pointed out that the government on Monday freed four teachers of Rajshahi University accused of identical charges. Therefore, the accused teachers and students of Dhaka University should be released.
The court rejected the petition and set December 13 for beginning the trial.
Prof Harun-or-Rashid, Prof Anwar Hossain, Prof Sadrul Amin and Prof Neem Chandra Bhoumik and student Moniruzzaman Rubel in the dock pleaded ignorance when the charges were read out to them.
Thirteen students accused in the case remained fugitive since the incident. They will be tried in absentia.
The defence counsel pointed out that the government on Monday freed four teachers of Rajshahi University accused of identical charges. Therefore, the accused teachers and students of Dhaka University should be released.
The court rejected the petition and set December 13 for beginning the trial.