The New Nation - Internet Edition

JU Correspondent

Speakers at an open discussion meeting held at the Jahangirnagar University (JU) demanded that the authorities should frame a regulation immediately to protect female students of the University from sexual harassment.

Prof Anu Mohammad, a noted said that anti-oppression rule is very important to protect the female students from abusive acts.

The Jahangirnagar Sanskritik Jote (JSJ) with a view to pressing home their demand arranged the discussion meeting on Monday at the central auditorium of the university.

Prof Sayed Ferdous, Shamin Lutsa Nidra, M Pavel Pertha and Giti Ara Nasrin addressed the meeting among others.

On the other hand, the students of Drama and Dramatics Department of the University continued their demonstrations on the campus and have given an ultimatum to the authorities

till June 18 demanding expulsion of Associate Prof M Sanowar Hossain (Ahmed Sani), Chairman of the Department for his alleged sexual harassment of some female students of the same department.

However, the students of Jahanara Hall and Fazilatunnesa Hall of the University submitted memorandums on Saturday and Sunday to the Vice-Chancellor of the University demanding expulsion of the teacher of the department.

In the memorandum, the students complained that the Associate Prof M Sanowar Hossain (Ahmed Sani), Chairman of the Department sexually harassed four female students of the same department under the academic session 2004-2005.