IU issues show-cause notices to 19 teachers for 'opposing July uprising'

The authorities of Islamic University in Kushtia have issued show-cause notices to 19 teachers for their alleged role against the July mass uprising last year.

In a notice issued last night, the university administration directed the teachers to submit written explanations within 10 working days, clarifying why disciplinary or legal action not be taken against them, IU acting registrar Professor Md Manjurul Haque said today (18 August).

The teachers are: M Mahbubar Rahman of EEE department, M Baki Billah Bikul and Rabiul Islam of Bangla department, Miah M Rashiduzzaman, AHM Akterul Islam Zillu and Afroza Banu of English department, M Mahbubul Arfin of management department, Kazi Akhtar Hossain and Shelina Nasrin of accounting and information systems department, Debashish Sharma of economics department, Tapon Kumar Joddar and Paresh Chandra Barman of Information and Communication Technology department, Reba Mondol and Shahjahan Mondol of Law department, Joyshree Sen of computer science and engineering department, Amjad Hossain of al-fiqh and law department, Shahidul Islam of human resource management department, Mazedul Islam of marketing and Mehedi Hasan of law and land management department of the university.

The university authorities had formed an investigation committee to identify teachers, officials, employees, and students who acted against the uprising.

The committee's report recommended disciplinary action against 19 teachers, 11 officials/employees, and 31 students.