Laundry room asst of DU hall jailed for sexual harassment

A laundry assistant of a dormitory of Dhaka University was sentenced to two years' imprisonment yesterday and a teacher of Jagannath University was suspended for allegedly sexually harassing female students.

The authorities of JnU took the action against Mir Mosharraf Hossain, assistant professor of the Mass Communication and Journalism Department of the university, after the allegations were primarily proved against him, said a UNB report.

Sources at the JnU administration said eight female students of the department lodged separate complaints against the teacher to the university authorities. Later, a five-member probe committee was formed which submitted its report to the vice-chancellor on April 12.

Meanwhile, DU Proctor (acting) AM Amzad said Mohammad Ali was working as an assistant for a week at the laundry of Sufia Kamal hall without permission of the hall authority. Around 9:30pm, Ali sexually harassed a student when she went to the laundry. Later, he harassed another student in the laundry, a resident of the hall told The Daily Star. Hearing the girl's scream others rushed there and locked Ali in a room, said the girl. Later, Ali was handed over to Sahabagh police and a mobile court gave him two years' imprisonment.