BCL leader, seven others suspended by hall authority

A student of Dhaka University was seriously injured allegedly by a leader of Chhatra League and his men in Bijoy 71 Hall on Thursday night.

Ismail Hasan, a master's student of anthropology department, was first given primary treatment at Dhaka Medical College Hospital. He was now undergoing treatment at DU Medical Centre.

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Following the incident, the authorities of Bijoy 71 Hall yesterday suspended eight students, including Ariful Hasan Arif, vice-president of BCL DU unit and also a master's student of linguistic department, for torturing and beating Ismail.

The authorities also asked them to explain in three days why they would not be expelled from the hall permanently for the incident.

Ismail said he had a little collision with Ariful while he was eating along with his three friends in their hall's departmental store. After that, Arif hit him with a water jar without giving him a chance to talk.

“Later, some BCL activists of Bijoy 71 Hall joined Ariful and beat him up mercilessly, leaving him critically injured," said one of Ismail's friends.

Contacted, Ariful said, "I beat up Ismail for his misconduct. There's no political connection with this incident."

Provost of Bijoy 71 Hall Prof AJM Shafiul Alam Bhuiyan yesterday written to the DU vice-chancellor for taking academic action against the culprits and also written to the proctor of the university for taking legal action against them for their activities.