2 Buet students lose residency

The Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (Buet) yesterday cancelled the residential status of two students permanently and suspended one of them for one semester on the charge of "violating discipline".

The authorities said they  kept "Islamic books" and made comments on Facebook.

However, both students can appeal against the punishment within 15 days, said Director of Directorate of Students Welfare Prof Md Delwar Hossain.

The disciplinary committee cancelled the residentship of Md Noor Uddin, a first-year student of industrial and production engineering, and Abu Barakat Md Rafiqul Hasan, a second-year student of mechanical engineering, and suspended Noor for one semester. Their residential status was suspended on Friday after some activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League handed the two over to the provost, saying the two had "extremist views".

Prof Delwar said the two claimed themselves innocent, and had said they followed the Tablighi Jamaat, a movement to preach Islamic values, and had kept the books for just their interest and research purposes.