A platform of four left-leaning student bodies of Dhaka University on Monday demanded that the probe body formed to look into the recent incident of a fist fight between students and teachers be reconstituted incorporating their representatives.

They also demanded punishment of the teachers who allegedly attacked them during their protest against the nomination of the vice-chancellor panel without election to Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (DUCSU), reports the UNB.

Masud-al-Mahadi, a Masters student of the Mass Communication and Journalism (MCJ) Department, came up the demands at a press conference held at Madhu’s Canteen on the campus.

They further demanded resignation of DU assistant proctor Rabiul Islam, who allegedly led the attack, as well as immediate DUCSU election to bring back the democratic environment of education on the campus.

The students will hold a rally at the foot of Aparajeyo Bangla on the campus on August 2 protesting the ‘attack’.

On Saturday, a group of Dhaka University teachers had an altercation with some agitating students, who were chanting slogans outside the Nabab Nawab Ali Chowdhury Senate Bhaban during the election of the VC panel demanding the election to DUCSU.

The clash took place when the students tried to enter the VC office protesting against the decision that DU senate nominated a three-member panel for appointing a new VC without holding the DUCSU polls, leaving eight students and two teachers injured.

On Sunday, the DU authorities formed a three-member probe body, led by university’s assistant proctor Fazlur Rahman, to look into the matter. The two other members of the committee are assistant proctors Aftab Ali Sheikh and Maksudur Rahman.