Kuet expels 10 students accused of torturing a fellow student

Authorities at Khulna University of Engineering and Technology (Kuet) have expelled ten students including a former general secretary of the Kuet Chhatra League, in connection with the alleged physical and mental torture of a fellow student.

The incident of tormenting Jahidur Rahman happened in 2022.

Kuet's student discipline committee secretary Prof Mohammad Sultan Mahmud said the decision was made based on the findings of the investigation committee, and all affected students had been informed of the ruling in writing.

Additionally, three students were given punishments ranging from temporary bans to the denial of certificates.

The incident occurred on the night of 11 September 2022, when Jahidur, a student from the ECE department, was subjected to inhuman treatment at Dr MA Rashid Hall under suspicion of involvement with Shibir. The torture continued from evening until midnight, after which he was treated in the prison cell of Khulna Medical College Hospital.

At the same time, the then-provost of the hall also filed a case against him.

Following this incident, the university authorities formed an investigation committee on 17 September last year. Based on the report and recommendations of the investigation committee, the student discipline committee made the decision on 27 January.

The ten expelled students are:

• Sadman Nahian Sejan (former General Secretary, KUET Chhatra League, Computer Science and Engineering)
• Md Raihan Ahmed (Leather Engineering)
• Sad Ahmed Turjo (Leather Engineering)
• Sazedul Kabir (Civil Engineering)
• Adnan Rafi (Leather Engineering)
• Rizwan Islam Rizvi (Leather Engineering)
• Fuaduzzaman Fahim (Textile Engineering)
• Md Mehedi Hasan Mithu (former General Secretary, Rashid Hall Chhatra League, Textile Engineering)
• Md Safat Morshed (Textile Engineering)
• Md Fakhrul Islam Faris (former President, Rashid Hall Chhatra League, BECM)

These students have been banned from receiving any certificates for the next five years, with a lifetime prohibition from receiving any certificates of appreciation.

Additionally, Mostak Ahmed Tushar (Leather Engineering) has been denied certificates for three years, while Subhendu Das and Fariar Jamil Nihal (both from Civil Engineering) also faced a three-year certificate ban. They too would never receive any certificates of appreciation.

In a separate disciplinary matter, Shah Mohammad Raihan (Electrical and Electronics Engineering) has been expelled for six months for resorting to dishonest methods during an exam.