Dhaka, March 18 -- Jahangirnagar University (JU) authorities today suspended 9 teachers, 2 officers and a staff as well as expelled 289 Chhatra League men for their alleged involvement in attacking protesting students during the July uprising on the campus.

JU Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Kamrul Ahsan surfaced the information at a press briefing early today after an emergency syndicate meeting that lasted at least 16 hours spanning 11 am on Monday to 3 am on Tuesday, BSS reports.

The suspended teachers were accused of directly assisting the police crackdown, and all the expelled students were leaders and activists of the banned Chhatra League who were also found involving in attacking students, he said.

"The expelled students will face thre...