Students of Dhaka University formed a human chain on the campus yesterday, protesting a recent assault on a female student of the Institute of Business Administration (IBA).
They demanded that immediate punitive actions be taken against the miscreant responsible. Moreover, the agitators also demanded security of the general students on the campus so that no outsider can make such attack in the future.
Earlier, on April 15, Tamhid, a first year student of the Bangladesh University of Professionals, assaulted a first year IBA student in front of TSC on the DU campus.
The victim has been receiving treatment at Square Hospital for the serious injuries on her nose and eyes.
Following the incident, her elder brother Munal filed a case with the Shahbagh police station, the station's Officer-in-Charge Serajul Islam confirmed.
On April 20, at a press conference on the campus, Ayesha Akthar Munni, mother of the victim, alleged that Tamhid had been trying to besmirch her daughter’s image through a fake facebook account, and claimed that he had also threatened her to withdraw the case.
She also expressed discontent, saying that no steps had been taken against the accused, despite a case being filed against him.
Meanwhile, Dhaka University Proctor Amzad Ali said a notice was sent to the authorities of the Bangladesh University of Professionals in this regard. “We hope actions will be taken soon,” he said.
The indifference of the authorities concerned prompted the DU students to form a human chain yesterday.
