44 Kuet students served show-cause notice

The authorities of Khulna University of Engineering and Technology (Kuet) have served a show-cause notice to 44 students in connection with the death of Prof Md Selim Hossain, a teacher of the university’s electrical and electronics engineering (EEE) department.

The authorities on Thursday served the notice on the students and asked them to respond within January 3, 2022.

The KUET’s public relations (PR) and information officer Md Rabiul Islam confirmed the matter.

The PR official said once the answer is received, it will go to the disciplinary committee.

Later, it will be raised in an emergency meeting of the Syndicate Committee for final decsion, he added.

On December 3, the authorities closed the university until December 13 and instructed students to leave their respective halls by 4:00pm on the day. The closure, later on December 12, was extended till December 23.

The development came as a tense situation has been prevailing on the campus since the death of professor Selim on November 30.

He was also the provost of Lalan Shah Hall of the university.

Students and teachers alleged that the BCL activists mentally tortured him centering an election of dining manager of the hall.

The KUET Teachers’ Association had called for abstention from academic activities over the death until an action is taken after scrutinizing the CCTV footage.

However, the university authorities formed a three-member probe committee to investigate the incident.

It was learnt that a group of students, led by KUET unit BCL general secretary Sadman Nahian Sejan, confronted Selim at noon of November 30 over the election after intercepting his way on the campus.

They then, went to the teacher’s office and held a closed-door meeting with him for about half an hour.

Later, Selim returned his residence adjacent to the campus for lunch.