The administration of Islamic University (IU) has decided to expel 26 students on charges of involvement in ragging and anti-disciplinary activities. Among them, five students from the Department of Public Administration have been permanently expelled.
Four other students from the same department and 17 students from the Department of Tourism and Hospitality Management have been expelled for various terms. Additionally, four more students from the Department of Public Administration have been warned.
These decisions were informed on Saturday 14 November through several separate official orders signed by Prof Atiqur Rahman, acting registrar of the university.
According to the official orders, five students from the Department of Public Administration were permanently expelled for their involvement in anti-disciplinary activities. They are Kaiyum Mostafa, Al Najib Mahi, Mohammad Abdul Kaiyum, and Tariq Zaman Raj from the 2025–26 academic session, and Mofazzal Hossain Barkat from the 2022–23 academic session.
Furthermore, four students from the 2025–26 academic session of the same department, Sayem Hafiz Siam, Mujahedul Islam Mim, Abdul Fattah Akib, and Nabi Hossain Shuvo have been expelled for one year. On the other hand, Tanbin Islam, Jahidul Islam, and Abdul Halim from the 2024–25 academic session, along with Ahsanul Habib from the 2023–24 academic session, have been warned against engaging in such anti-disciplinary activities in the future.
Meanwhile, disciplinary action was also taken against 17 students from the 2024–25 academic session of the Department of Tourism and Hospitality Management on charges of involvement in ragging. Among them, Sani Nehali and Sanaul Karim have been expelled for two years, whilst the remaining 15 students have been expelled for one year by the university administration.
The students expelled for one year from the Department of Tourism and Hospitality Management are Sheikh Mehedi Hasan, Arif Hossain, Syed Siam Al Nahiyan, Sabira Wasimat Sara, Syed Sajjad Hossain Rohan, Shahriar Zubair Fahim, Sadman Sakib Irfan, Pritom Kumar Sarkar, Riyad Hasan, Hajbut Jahan Hasib, Sabbir Ahmed, NR Nirjhora, Faiza Zaman Purba, Mehedi Hasan, and Mahathir Zishan.
According to university administration sources, an investigation committee was formed after allegations of ragging fresher students in the Department of Tourism and Hospitality Management came to light.
Following the committee’s report, which confirmed the authenticity of the allegations, the university administration decided to take disciplinary measures against the students involved.
