DU student expelled from Bijoy Ekattor Hall for 6 months over assault
The committee found evidence confirming Mahfuz’s involvement and considered the incident a violation of the disciplinary rules of the university and the hall.
Abdullah Al Mahfuz, a resident of Bijoy Ekattor Hall at Dhaka University and a Bangla department student, has been expelled from the dorm for six months for violating disciplinary rules.
Professor SM Ali Reza, provost of the hall, told The Business Standard this morning (8 August) that evidence has been found that Mahfuz physically assaulted another student of the hall.
Mahfuz has also admitted to the incident, he added.
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"On that basis, he was expelled from the hall for six months with effect from 6 August," Ali added.
A notice issued by the Bijoy Ekattor Hall authorities last night (7 August) said that around 11:50pm on 19 July, an "undesirable incident" occurred between Mahfuz and Ahmed Shahriar Neer, a 2023–24 session student of the Department of Television, Film and Photography, over the use of a washroom adjacent to the guest room in the hall's Jamuna block.
According to the notice, the hall authorities formed a three-member inquiry committee following the incident.
The committee found evidence confirming Mahfuz's involvement and considered the incident a violation of the disciplinary rules of the university and the hall.
His expulsion came based on the committee's recommendation, the notice added.
Meanwhile, amid media reports alleging that Mahfuz is a Shibir activist, DU Islami Chhatra Shibir Media and Publicity Secretary Miftahul Hossain Al Maruf said in a statement that the student in question has no affiliation of any kind with the organisation.
