Amir Hamza never enrolled as student, says JU, calls his remarks fictitious and deliberate
The administration urged Amir Hamza to refrain from making such baseless remarks and to remain careful and objective in his comments
The Jahangirnagar University (JU) administration has protested remarks made by religious preacher Amir Hamza, describing them as completely fictitious and deliberate.
In a statement issued today (21 September), the administration said Hamza, in comments circulated on social media, claimed that he had been admitted to the Journalism and Media Studies Department and saw "students in residential halls gargling with alcohol" in the morning.
Hamza also alleged that students assaulted teachers with sticks.
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The administration described these statements as entirely fabricated and false. The Journalism and Media Studies Department was established in 2011, and the first batch of students was admitted that year, making Hamza's claim [of being admitted] baseless, it said in a statement.
It also dismissed the allegations of students assaulting teachers as "unprecedented and baseless."
"The teacher-student relationship at Jahangirnagar University has always been cordial and commendable. Making such motivated and fabricated comments about a national institution is not only unacceptable but also unfortunate," the statement read.
The administration urged Amir Hamza to refrain from making such baseless remarks and to remain careful and objective in his comments.
