After suspension, CoU journo asked to vacate hall
The authorities of Cumilla University's Kazi Nazrul Islam Hall issued a notice asking Mohammad Iqbal Monwar, who was earlier suspended for his report on its Vice-Chancellor Prof AFM Abdul Moyeen, to leave the hall.
According to the notice issued on Thursday, Monwar will not be allowed to stay at the dormitory during the suspension period, reports our Cumilla correspondent.
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Monwar is a masters student at the English department. He is also a reporter of Bangla daily Jaijaidin.
Talking to The Daily Star today, Monwar said, "The university authorities did not give me any show-cause notice. As a student, I didn't participate in any anti-discipline activities."
Moreover, the authorities did not issue any letter to the editor of the daily, which is completely unfair and one-sided, he said.
On July 31, a report titled "Corruption is the reason for development in Bangladesh: CoU VC" was published in the daily, detailing some remarks made by the VC during a university programme.
In the suspension order, it was mentioned that Monwar was suspended for "violating university discipline".
According to the order, Monwar allegedly distorted a statement made by the VC and intentionally circulated it with misleading information to tarnish the university's image.
Monwar refuted the allegations and claimed that he only reported the statement made by the VC during a programme.
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