Four JU students expelled

The Jahangirnagar University (JU) authorities have expelled four students and suspended their studentship in connection with abducting a college lecturer.
They are Jabir Hossain of anthropology department; Safiq and Anisuzzaman Siddiqi of history department; Shahed Shah of philosophy department.
Rubel Islam, student of Dhaka College Islamic studies department, was also allegedly involved in the incident.
The five were put on a three-day police remand on Wednesday following a Dhaka court order on Tuesday.
The expulsion decision was taken at a meeting on Thursday afternoon, said JU Registrar Abu Bakkar Siddique.
A four-member probe committee, led by Prof Aminul Islam, was also formed to investigate the incident.
Sources said Md Ahsan Habib, a lecturer of Alhajj Selima Rahman Vocational College, Sundarganj upazila of Gaibandha, was abducted allegedly by the five from the capital's Shikkha Bhaban on January 11.
Habib alleged Jabir confined him to Al Beruni and ASM Kamal Uddin halls of JU and, later, the five demanded a ransom of Tk 10 lakh from his wife.
On information from Habib's wife, Rab-4 arrested them on January 14 when the five came to Karotoya Courier Service in Savar to receive the money sent by the woman.
Later, Rab rescued Habib.
During interrogation by Rab, the students alleged that the teacher borrowed the money from them for business purpose but did not paid in time.
The five were handed over to Savar Model Police Station on January 14.