Deshratna Sheikh Hasina Hall Provost Professor M Shamsul Islam has been withdrawn on Wednesday as the hall authorities found his involvement in the torture and humiliation of a fresher of Islamic University (IU).
The university authorities took the decision following the High Court's order on Wednesday.
Earlier in the day, a leader and four activists of the Islamic University unit of Bangladesh Chhatra League, the student organization of the ruling Awami League, were expelled from Deshratna Sheikh Hasina Hall in the connection of assault a fresher of the university.
The expelled students are IU BCL unit Vice-President Shanjida Chowdhury Ontora of the statistics department, her cohorts Tabassum and Maobiya of the finance and banking department, Halima Khatun Urmi of the fine arts department and Ishrat Jahan Mim of the law department.
They were expelled for allegedly engaging in activities that are anti-organisational, anti-discipline, criminal and bring down the dignity of the organisation, a BCL press release said.
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Fulpori, a first-year student of the finance and banking department, was tortured and humiliated by the Islamic University unit of Bangladesh Chhatra League Vice-President Shanjida Chowdhury Ontora and her cohorts at Deshratna Sheikh Hasina Hall on the campus in Kushtia on February 12.
The incident came to light after the victim left the hall and disclosed the matter to her seniors and her family members the next day.
The BCL leader also threatened that she would release the video on social media if the student disclosed the matter to anyone, according to the complainant.
The student lodged a written complaint with the university administration, including the university proctor, student adviser and the hall provost, demanding punishment of those involved in the incident on February 14.
Two probe bodies were formed by the Islamic University authorities and the Deshratna Sheikh Hasina Hall administration after the victim's complaints to them.
The probe bodies submitted their probe reports to the university administration on Sunday.
A writ petition was also filed by Gazi Mohammad Mohsin, an alumnus of the university and a lawyer, with the High Court.
The Kushtia district administration, meanwhile, formed a three-member inquiry committee, led by Additional District Magistrate ANM Abujar Gifari, and asked it to submit the inquiry report within seven days following a High Court order on February 20.
Accused BCL leader Ontora and activist Tabassum left the hall following the High Court order.
