CUET Expelled 19 Leaders of Banned Chhatra League
The Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology (CUET) has expelled seven students from academic activities for varying durations and permanently expelled them from residential halls. Additionally, twelve other students have been temporarily suspended from residential halls. All the expelled students are former leaders of the banned CUET unit of the Bangladesh Chhatra League.
Confirming the decision, Mohammad Mahbubul Alam, Director of CUET’s Student Welfare Office, stated, "We received several written complaints regarding activities detrimental to the interests of general students and disruptive to campus discipline. Based on these complaints, the accused students were asked to provide explanations. After reviewing their responses and the supporting evidence, the disciplinary committee decided on these punishments."
The decisions were made during an emergency 281st meeting of the university's disciplinary committee. On Monday (March 17), Director Mahbubul Alam, serving as the member secretary of the disciplinary committee, issued twenty-one separate notices detailing the expulsions and suspensions.
According to the notices, the disciplinary committee convened last Tuesday to evaluate the written complaints, the students' responses to show-cause notices, and supporting evidence before finalizing the disciplinary actions.
Among the seven students expelled from academic activities, four have been expelled for two years, while the remaining three have been expelled for one year. All seven have also been permanently expelled from CUET’s residential halls.
The students expelled for two years are:
- Bijoy Hossain, former General Secretary of CUET Chhatra League
- Md. Imam Hossain, former Vice President
- Azharul Islam, former Organizational Secretary
- Mohammad Toufiqur Rahman, former Joint General Secretary
The students expelled for one year are:
- Soumik Joy, former Joint General Secretary
- Ashikul Islam, former Organizational Secretary
- Tahsin Ishtiaq, former Organizational Secretary
Additionally, the twelve students temporarily suspended from residential halls include:
- Tofaiya Rabbi, Md. Sadiquzzaman, Yusuf Abdullah, Md. Tanvir Jony, Iftekhar Sajid, Shakil Farazi (all former Vice Presidents of CUET Chhatra League)
- Talha Zubair, Mahmudul Hasan, Md. Rifat Hossain, Moinul Haque (former Joint General Secretaries)
- Irfanul Karim, Abdur Rahman (former Organizational Secretaries)
Apart from these disciplinary actions, two students have been issued official warnings. They are:
- Chinmoy Kumar Debnath, former Vice President
- Md. Rakib Uddin Chowdhury, former Joint General Secretary
The CUET administration has made it clear that these actions are aimed at maintaining campus discipline and ensuring a safe academic environment for all students.
