CU student assaulted by classmate

A female student of sociology at Chittagong University was slapped by a male classmate yesterday for turning down his romantic advances, according to a complaint.

The assaulted indigenous woman submitted the written complaint to the proctor and to the head of the sociology department seeking justice and security. 

She said ABM Shihab Uddin had long been stalking her, made romantic advances, and even threatened her after she turned him down.

"On Monday, during a freshers' reception, he slapped me," the complaint read.

"I am suffering from insecurity, and I got depressed, too."

Shihab admitted that he slapped her but said the two had maintained an affair for one year before she broke up after getting engaged to another man.

"On Monday, she made an offensive comment about my family. That's why I lost my cool and slapped her," he told The Daily Star.

The woman denied having any relationship with him before.

Chairperson of Sociology Department Prof Lutfur Nahar Begum said, "If the allegation is proved, necessary action will be taken against him."