DU suspends 8 students over Tofazzal killing

Dhaka University authorities have suspended eight students for their alleged involvement in the killing of Tofazzal Hossain, two days after he was lynched at a dormitory of the university.

The decision was disclosed in a press release today (21 September).

Among the expelled students are three former leaders of the Bangladesh Chhatra League – Jalal Ahmed, a former deputy secretary of science and technology affairs of the organisation, Ahsan Ullah, former secretary of mass communication and development affairs, and BCL office secretary Al Hossain Sajjad, a student of the Faculty of Earth and Environmental Sciences.

The other expelled students include Mohammad Sumon of the Department of Soil, Water, and Environment, Muttakin Sakin, of the Institute of Nutrition and Food Science, Md Firoz Kabir of the Department of Botany, and two physics department students – Md Abdus Samad and Wazibul Alam.

Six of the eight accused – Jalal Mia, Mohammad Suman, Ahsan Ullah, Muttakin Sakin, Al Hossain Sajjad, and Wazibul Alam – have already been arrested.

Dhaka University authorities also announced that the provost of Fazlul Huq Muslim Hall has been removed, and a new provost has been appointed to fill the position.