Fresher tortured by IU students again

A fresher of the Human Resource Management department of Islamic University in Kushtia today lodged a written complaint with the university administration seeking punishment of those involved in torturing him near Birshreshtha Hamidur Rahman Auditorium on the campus.

Tahmin Osman, a first year student of the department, lodged the complaint with the university proctor Professor M Shahadat Hossain Azad, student adviser Professor Shelin Nasrin and acting registrar HM Ali Hasan in this regard.

According to the written complaint, a group of students including Shuvo, Mizanur Rahman Emon and Shakib under 2021-22 academic session brought the victim to the Birshreshtha Hamidur Rahman Auditorium area after his orientation class held at the human resource management department at IU business administration faculty building on September 2.

The students later misbehaved with the victim in the name of acquaintance with them. They mentally tortured the victim several times from September 2 to 3, the complaint said.

Contacted, the victim said that he was frightened and felt insecure on the campus.

He demanded immediate punishment of the students involved in torturing him.

IU proctor Prof Azad said they formed a five-member probe body, led by business administration faculty dean Professor M Shaiful Islam, to look into the matter.

The probe body was asked to submit its report within seven working days, he said.

The proctor also said that they would take stern action against the accused involved in the incident after getting the report from the probe body.

Earlier, the Islamic University authorities on August 21 expelled five of its students - a former leader and four former activists of the ruling Awami League-backed student organisation Bangladesh Chhatra League -for torturing a first-year female student.