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Case against NU VC rejected

COURT CORRESPONDENT
A Dhaka court yesterday rejected the sexual harassment case filed against the vice-chancellor (VC) of National University (NU) due to a lack of witnesses.
Judge Monowara Begum of the Second Special Tribunal for the Prevention of Women and Children Repression passed the order.
Begum Sultana Razia Jui, former deputy registrar of the university, filed the case with the tribunal on Wednesday against VC Aftab Ahmad.
In her order, judge Monowara said she has no jurisdiction to try the matter as the complainant has mentioned several dates and several incidents besides sexual harassment in the case.
A senior lawyer, however, told The Daily Star on condition of anonymity that section 10 of the Women and Children Repression Prevention Act 2003 allows the tribunal to try offences in connection with such sexual harassment.
The judge's suspicion grew as the complainant went to a doctor for a medical examination instead of filing a case immediately and disclosing the incident to others, the judge said in her order.
The order also said the complainant gladly accepted the job when she was appointed by the accused without an interview. But when the accused suspended her on March 17, she brought the case against Aftab.
If Jui was suspended illegally, she will get relief from the proper court under the appropriate law. The petition has no element to prove the charges brought against Aftab. So the charges brought against the accused are summarily rejected, the court mentioned.
In the complaint, Jui said Aftab repeatedly tried to keep contact with her since she joined the NU on a temporary basis on May 5 of last year. After her job was made permanent on October 17, the VC used to propose to her that she visit his house every Saturday and on hartal days, she added.
She further said the VC became angry with her and threatened to sack her as she turned down his proposals. Following an urgent phone call from Aftab, she went to his Dhanmondi house on February 25 and found his wife was not home, Jui said.
She added that Aftab locked her in a room and violated her and that only later did she manage to leave the house.
The VC suspended her on March 17 and also hired hoodlums to threaten her so that she did not proceed with the matter. Dhanmondi police also refused to let her file a case on April 4, Jui added.
When reached, Jui's lawyer, Subash Chandra Saha, told The Daily Star that they would file an appeal to the higher court against the rejection order within a short time.