Jahangirnagar University Suspends 12 Students Over Ragging Allegations

Jahaginnagar University has suspended 12 students from its history department following allegations of ragging first-year students. The university announced the decision via a notice signed by its acting registrar, Dr. ABM Azizur Rahman, late Saturday night.

All the suspended students belong to the department's 2024-25 academic session. The alleged ragging incident reportedly occurred between 11:00 PM on July 3 and 2:00 AM on July 4 at the Jahangirnagar University School and College playground.

According to the university's notice, students from the history department's 54th batch summoned first-year students from the 55th batch to the playground. There, they allegedly subjected them to verbal abuse, forced them to hold their ears, and harassed them under the guise of teaching them "manners."

The university cited the Jahangirnagar University Students' Discipline Ordinance, 2018, which strictly prohibits all forms of teasing, ragging, and abusive behavior on campus. The notice stated that the accused students were found to have violated this ordinance, leading to their suspension.

The suspended students have been identified as Nasim Uddin Majumder, Md Mahfuzur Rahman Onto, Abdullah Mahdi, Shubhashish Roy Pranto, Md Abu Abatahi Anik, Md Raihan Khan, Md Naimul Hasan, Md Isfak Hadi, Naim Ahmed Sazib, Kartik Chandra Roy, Kazi Shah Jamshed Alam Nabil, and Saifullah Mansur Anan.