CU BCL leader restarts extortion breaching promises
A Chittagong University student, who was suspended for assaulting a fellow but allowed to sit for his master's examination after signing an undertaking less than a fortnight ago, demanded money from a campus shop owner yesterday.
In the undertaking, Abu Toiob Suman, joint secretary of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) and student of public administration, promised to abide by the university disciplines and not to do any mischievous activities.
Earlier, Suman had been suspended for three months. The vice chancellor withdrew the suspension order on November 22 as he signed the undertaking.
The affected shopkeeper, Md Rashid, said Sumon had been demanding money from him for a long time. “As I was unable to give him money, he forcibly closed my shop today (Wednesday) and locked it up.â€
Seeking anonymity, another shopkeeper said Sumon alone went to Rashid's shop on the social science faculty compound and then broke it open. “Later he took some of the goods and closed it with his own lock,†he said.
Acting proctor Prof Khan Md Towhid Osman said, “We have sent two assistant proctors after hearing the news and opened the shop.â€
CU BCL President Mamunul Hoque said the organisation would not take liabilities for anybody's personal mischief. “If anybody wants to use the organisation for his personal purposes, he will be thrown out of the organisation,†he said.
Sumon also threatened Ashraf Reza, CU correspondent of the daily Azadi. Reza said, “When I asked Sumon for his opinion regarding the complaint, he threatened to kill me in front of police and other journalists in CU Railway Station area.â€
Earlier Reza wrote about Sumon's tender manipulation in his newspaper in December last year.
Reza said he would file a complaint against Sumon with the CU proctor and the VC in this connection.
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