PSTU Disciplinary Body Shows Leniency
BCL men now have to pay fine only
Disciplinary committee of Patuakhali Science and Technology University (PSTU) has cancelled its earlier decision to expel 20 students, also activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), who were punished for involvement in anti-disciplinary activities on the campus.
However, the students, except one, will have to pay different amounts of fine, said a press release signed by PSTU Deputy Registrar Naser Saleh on Saturday evening.
"We pardoned them considering their future. Besides, their guardians and local elites requested for it," PSTU Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Shakhawat Hussain said.
The PSTU disciplinary committee took the decision in its 9th meeting presided over by the vice chancellor, also chairman of the committee, on Friday.
Earlier on May 13, PSTU authorities expelled 20 students for different periods and fined them at the same time for their involvement in anti-disciplinary activities on the campus.
Seven other students were fined for the same allegations.
Monjur Rahman Joni (4th semester), Madhob Chandra Shil (7th semester), all of Agriculture faculty, Mazharul Islam Shakil (7th semester) of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) faculty and Khalid Mahmud Khan (7th semester) of Business Administration and Management (BAM) faculty will have to pay Tk 5,000 as fine as per earlier decision, said the press release.
Besides, they will have to pay additional fine of Tk 2,000 for failing to reply to show cause notice issued by the PSTU authority.
Niaz Morshed Shaon (6th semester) and Arifur Rahman Peyel (3rd semester) will have to pay fine of Tk 5,000 each.
All the above six students, belonging to agriculture faculty, were earlier expelled for two semesters.
Eight students -- Moniruzzaman Himu (7th semester), Kawsar Hossain Tarun (7th semester), Mohsin Ul Sayeed Tusher (7th semester), Belal Hossain Rajib (4th semester), all of agriculture faculty, Shuvo, (7th semester), Akbar Ali Joni (4th semester), Ali Marjan (3rd semester) all of BAM faculty, Sudhan Chandra Shil, (7th semester) of CSE faculty and Belal Hossain Rajib (4th semester) of agriculture faculty -- will now have to pay Tk 3,000 instead of Tk 5,000 that was ordered earlier.
They have been fined more Tk 2,000 each as they failed to reply of show cause notice in time.
Fine has been reduced from Tk 5,000 to 3,000 for Tanjilur Rahman Khan, (7th semester), Rakibul Islam Roni (7th semester), Ramesh Canrda Das (6th semester), Abu Sayeed Md Hasan (4th semester), all of agriculture faculty, and Sanjib Sarker Pintu (6th semester) of BAM faculty.
Sohag Mir (4th semester) of BBA was pardoned from both expulsion and fine.
The 14 students were expelled for one semester.
Fine has been reduced from Tk 5,000 to 3,000 for Saiful Islam Roni (3rd semester), Akbar Ali (4th semester), Jayed Bin Ali Sujon (4th semester), Shuvo Saha (4th semester) of BAM faculty and Shaikh Sabbir Ahmed (4th semester) of agriculture faculty.
Bishajit Das Hero (6th semester) of BAM faculty has been pardoned.
The six students were earlier fined Tk 5,000 each.
On May 13, all the punished students submitted prayer, seeking pardon to the vice chancellor through the registrar.
The vice chancellor formed a seven-member committee headed by PSTU students' affairs advisor Dr Rabiul Haque. The committee on May 24 received statement from all expelled students who made written promise to the committee not to engage in anti-disciplinary activities on the campus.
Consequently, the committee recommended to the vice chancellor to pardon them.
The students were involved in the clash between Jewel group and Shakil group of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) on PSTU campus on February 9 when 25 people were injured and at least 20 rooms of Sher-e-Bangla Hall and M Keramot Ali Hall were ransacked.
Early on February 8, BCL activists attacked Shibir men and ransacked at least eight rooms at Sher-e-Bangla Hall and M Keramot Ali Hall, apparently in reaction to Shibir's attack on BCL men at Rajshahi University.
Additional police have been deployed on the PSTU campus to avoid any unwanted incident.
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