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KHULNA, Oct 16, 2025 (BSS) - Khulna University (KU) has expelled 12 students and imposed disciplinary measures on seven others for their involvement in ragging, assault, drug use, and religious defamation.
Prof Nazmus Sadat, Director of Student Affairs of the university confirmed the matter.
The decisions were taken at the 27th meeting of the university's Disciplinary Board on October 9, based on investigation reports, according to the Office of the Director of Student Affairs.
Md. Mobarak Hossain Noman, a Bangla discipline student, was permanently expelled, had his certificate revoked, and was banned for life from entering the campus for assaulting a teacher.
However, the certificate revocation was conditionally suspended after he issued an unconditional apology.
In drug-related cases, Hasan Howlader of Economics department and Aminul Islam of Mass Communication and Journalism department were permanently expelled. Md. Zahidul Islam of Law received the same punishment for a campus brawl.
Two other Law students, Meheraf Hossain Rabbi and Aminul Ahsan, were required to submit written undertakings with their guardians, pledging not to engage in further disciplinary violations.
For ragging, K.M. Rauful Alam Arnav of Mathematics department was suspended for six months, while Rimon Mia, Ahsan Habib, and Salman Hossain were fined Tk 5,000 each and asked to submit undertakings.
In separate incidents, Umar Faruk and Sadman Ud Doula of Education Discipline were suspended for the current term, while Moniruzzaman Riyad (Business Administration) and Ziad Al Sams (Education) were fined Tk 5,000 each.
For issuing threats and using abusive language, Babul Akter Durjoy, Rashed Khan Menon, and Bandhan Roy of Mathematics were suspended for six months.
Md. Rasel Sheikh of Mass Communication and Journalism was permanently expelled, and Tanoy Roy was suspended for two years for posting blasphemous remarks about Islam on Facebook.
The university community has broadly welcomed the actions, describing them as necessary to maintain discipline and uphold social and religious values on campus.
