2 BRUR female teachers 'stalked by BCL men'

The authorities of Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur (BRUR) are yet to take any action against the activists of BRUR unit of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), who allegedly stalked two female teachers of the university on Thursday.

The same day the teachers filed a complaint to the university's proctor.

They said in the complaint that some students numbering six to seven intercepted and hurled expletives at them when they were going to Fazilatunnessa Hall by a rickshaw in the afternoon.

"We can do this because we do politics," a teacher quoted one of the students as saying, when the teachers introduced themselves.

Proctor Shahin Rahman confirmed that he received the complaint.

Sources at the university said the students are involved in BCL and hold vital posts.

Adnan Ali and Mrityunjoy Roy of statistics department and Mahfuzar Rahman and Md Shamim of chemistry were made accused in the complaint, while the other students present there at that time could not be identified.

None of them could be contacted despite several attempts as they all turned their phones off.

The sources also said last year they stalked a female student of computer science and engineering department, who later quit the university over security concerns.

A case was filed with Rangpur Sadar police in August the same year against the unit's six BCL leaders.

The teachers demanded stern actions against the stalkers.

Contacted, Mostafa Mahmud Hasan, general secretary of BRUR unit BCL, said he heard of the incident, adding that BCL would not be liable if anyone of the organisation did such things.

The proctor said, "A probe committee will be formed. All the accused will be punished if the allegations brought against them are found true."