'Tortured' by BCL leaders: IU student leaves campus after testifying

A female student of Islamic University in Kushtia, who was allegedly tortured on campus on February 12, today testified before the probe committees formed to investigate into the incident.

The two separate enquiry committees formed by the university authorities recorded the statement of the student till 5:00pm.

She later left the university campus under police security, reports our Kushtia correspondent.

Earlier, a police van carrying the student arrived on the campus around 12:30pm. Later she was taken directly to the Deshratno Sheikh Hasina Hall to testify in front of the enquiry committees.

Annur Zaid, officer-in-charge of Islamic University Police Station, said forces have been deployed on the campus for the student's security.

According to university sources, the victim, who is a non-residential student of the institution, was assaulted by two female BCL leaders.

Following the incident, the girl submitted a written complaint to the hall's provost.

According to the complaint, the victim went to stay with a residential student in the hall on February 8 as she did not have any seats. On February 12, the girl was tortured and harassed by Sanjida Chowdhury, vice president of IU unit BCL, and Tabassum Islam, a BCL activist, for four hours, who threatened to kill her if she shared the incident with anyone.

A writ petition was also filed by Gazi Mohammad Mohsin, an alumnus of the university and a lawyer, with the High Court on Thursday.

The HC ordered the accused to leave the hall and the university to look into the matter seriously, and submit a report in this regard within the next 10 days.

Alongside the committee appointed by the university, the HC also asked the deputy commissioner of the district to form a separate committee to further enquire into the incident, and submit a report in the next seven days.