Harassment of Female Students
Part-time RU teacher fired
The Rajshahi University (RU) authorities on Wednesday fired a part-time teacher of music and drama department for his alleged sexual harassment to female students of the department.
On the recommendation of a four-member probe committee headed by departmental teacher Prof Ashit Roy, the RU authorities took the decision at a meeting with Vice Chancellor Prof Abdus Sobhan in the chair.
After the meeting, acting registrar Prof MA Bari sent a letter to departmental chairman Moloy Kumar Bhowmik stating that part-time teacher Amitabh Chatterjee has been fired for sexually harassing two female students.
On Monday, the students placed a memorandum to the vice chancellor demanding expulsion of the part-time teacher for his alleged sexual harassment to female students of the department.
They also placed a written application to the department chairman where they stated that a few months ago, a part-time teacher of the department sexually harassed a second year student of the same department and the victim left the campus following the incident.
During the last few days, the teacher has been giving proposal for illicit relationship to another female student of the same year, they stated.
Demanding punishment to the teacher, the father of first victim placed a written application to Vice Chancellor Prof Abdus Sobhan and departmental Chairman Prof Moloy Kumar Bhowmik on the day.
The second victim student also placed a written application to the same authorities seeking her security on the campus and demanding punishment to the alleged offender on the same day.
In the application, she alleged that the teacher threatened to ruin her academic results as she refused his frequent proposals for unsocial relationship recently.
Earlier, around two hundred students of the department staged demonstration in front of the department demanding immediate expulsion and punishment of the teacher.
Declaring the teacher 'unwanted' at the department, they threatened to launch tougher movement including class boycott and strike on the campus if the alleged teacher is not punished as soon as possible.
Contacted, Amitabh Chatterjee said he fell victim to a conspiracy of some teachers and students of the department.
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