A leader of Chhatra League Dhaka University unit has been suspended for allegedly beating a canteen owner of Masterda Surja Sen Hall over a dispute regarding due payments.
The suspended leader is Arafat Hossain, the organizing secretary of the hall unit Chhatra League.
The canteen owner filed a complaint with the hall provost, seeking justice for the attack.
According to the complaint, the canteen owner Fahim claimed: “I was sat on the cash counter at the canteen on Monday afternoon. Arafat Hossain Ovi asked me for a meal. After providing him with the meal, when I asked for the due payments amounting to Tk2,650, he started to beat me and my manager.”
At one stage, he forcibly tore my beard, shirt and lungi.
Later, the canteen owner sought help from the students of the hall, said Fahim.
In response, Arafat Hossain said: “While having lunch, the canteen owner demanded money. I informed him that I faced issues withdrawing money. Later, as I was leaving, the manager instructed the staff not to provide me with food in the future. In response, I questioned him, asking how he could make such a statement.”
Regarding the physical assault complaint, Arafat claimed: “When he pushed me, I grabbed his collar, and my hand inadvertently caught his beard. He initiated the physical contact, and I did not engage in any beating of such kinds.”
The suspension order was announced through a statement signed by Dhaka University Chhatra League President Mazharul Kabir Shayon and General Secretary Tanbir Hasan Saikat on Tuesday.
