Dhaka: A Dhaka University (DU) committee has recommended expelling a student and suspending six others for different terms over assaulting Ehsan Rafiq, a second-year student of Disaster Science and Management department residing in Salimullah Muslim Hall.

The DU Disciplinary Committee made the recommendation from a meeting on Monday, said DU Proctor Prof Dr Golam Rabbani.

‘Primarily, the disciplinary committee suggested expelling a student and suspending six others for different terms for assaulting Ehsan Rafiq. But, the final decision will be taken at the syndicate meeting,’ he said, adding that their expulsion from the dormitory was also recommended.

The committee recommended expelling Md Omar Faruk of Marketing department and suspending Samiul Islam Sami of Sociology, Ahsan Ullah of Philosophy, Md Ruhul Amin Bepari of Mass Communication and Journalism, Md Mahedi Hasan Himel of Urdu and Fardin Ahmed Mughdho of Public Administration department for two years. All of them are leaders of BCL Salimullah Muslim Hall unit.

It suggested suspending Ariful Islam, a fourth-year student of Education and Research Institute and vice-president of the unit BCL, for one year.

On the night of February 6, Ehsan Rafiq was beaten badly allegedly by some BCL activists at DU Salimullah Muslim Hall just for demanding back his calculator lent to one of them.

Ehsan is now suffering from poor eyesight in his right eye.

Earlier on February 8, BCL suspended Salimullah Muslim Hall unit Deputy Secretary Mehedi Hasan Himel and assistant secretaries Omar Faruk and Ruhul Amin for their involvement in the incident.