JU suspends 12 History students over ragging allegations

The authorities of Jahangirnagar University (JU) have temporarily suspended 12 History Department students over allegations of ragging several first-year students from the same department.

The accused are from the 2024–25 academic session (54th batch), while the alleged victims belong to the 2025–26 academic session (55th batch).

Those suspended are Nasim Uddin Majumdar, Md Mahfuzur Rahman Onto, Abdullah Mahdi, Shubhashish Roy Pranto, Md Abu Abtahi 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.

The suspension was announced in an office order signed by Acting Registrar Dr ABM Azizur Rahman at around 11:30pm on Saturday.

According to the order, a group of 54th-batch students allegedly took several 55th-batch students to the Jahangirnagar University School and College field between 11pm on 3 July and 2am the following day, where they subjected them to ragging.

The accused allegedly abused the first-year students using obscene language, forced them to hold their ears and harassed them under the guise of "teaching them manners".

The office order stated that the alleged conduct violated Section 5(6) of the university's Student Discipline Ordinance-2018, which prohibits teasing, ragging and abusive behaviour anywhere on campus, including residential halls and academic departments.

Pending further investigation, the university authorities suspended the students under Section 4(1)(b) of the ordinance.