A seven-member probe committee was formed on October 8, 2024, by the Dhaka University (DU) authorities to investigate the Chhatra League's alleged attacks on students.
The committee was initially tasked with submitting a report within 45 days, but as of November 15—the end of the stipulated timeframe—no visible progress has been made.
The committee was constituted to recommend administrative measures against DU students accused of attacking others on campus between July 15 and August 5.
Associate Professor Quazi Mahfuzul Hoque Supan, the committee's chief, told Dhaka Tribune that they have received written complaints against 107 students. However, the allegations are yet to be cross-checked and confirmed.
Professor Supan further informed that notices have been sent to various departments, urging eyewitnesses willing to provide verbal complaints to come forward by December 18.
The committee has yet to determine a specific date for submitting the report, though he hinted it might be ready by December.
Regarding their verification process, Professor Supan said: "We are cross-checking the allegations through photos, videos, social media posts, electronic and print media, and eyewitness accounts. We are trying to ensure that no innocent individual is victimized."
The DU administration plans to impose disciplinary actions, such as suspensions, against convicted students based on the severity of their offenses.
Meanwhile, approximately 500 Chhatra League activists and leaders await the committee's findings as their academic lives remain in limbo.
While some have been informally rehabilitated into classrooms and exam halls with the consensus of their peers, the majority—including those not involved in the attacks—are waiting for an official DU decision that would allow them to legally resume their academics.
Requesting anonymity, a Chhatra League leader from Dhaka University told the correspondent: “The committee was given 45 days, but they haven’t notified us of anything yet. Are the academic lives of 800-1,000 students supposed to remain at a standstill like this?”
