The Oldest University in Bangladesh Bands Students Suspected of Being Gay
University of Dhaka, established in 1921, is the oldest active university in Bangladesh (Photo courtesy of ThePrint and University of Dhaka) Two first-year students at the University of Dhaka in Bangladesh were banned from a residential hall over allegations that they were involved in homosexuality. The Daily Star reported that both students denied the allegations. One of the students alleged that he was framed. He said the disciplinary action was motivated by bias against people from Gopalganj in south-central Bangladesh, because that was the home district of ousted prime minister Sheikh Haisna. Erasing 76 Crimes is not identifying the students, for their safety. “How could our seats be cancelled without the allegation even being proven?” one of the students said. The other student said there was a risk they could have been attacked by a mob, but the hall authorities acted swiftly and ensured their safe departure from the hall. M...
