Attempted Rape Charge
CU teacher suspended
The authorities of Chittagong University yesterday suspended Associate Professor Chandan Poddar of statistics department on account of being accused of attempted rape.
According to a special rule in the CU ordinance he will not be allowed to participate in any academic activity till the court proceedings end, said CU Registrar Md Sofiul Alam.
CU vice chancellor exercised his special power provided by the ordinance, he added.
Proctor Khan Md Towhid Osman said, “We have heard about the decision from the vice chancellor's office around 11:00am. The suspension will remain valid till he [Poddar] gets released in the case.â€
On Friday, an attempted rape case was filed against Poddar with Khulshi Police Station by his
domestic help.
Since then, CU students had been staging demonstrations demanding the accused teacher's dismissal.
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