Jashore, April 17 -- A teacher of Jashore University of Science and Technology (JUST) has been suspended on charge of raping a woman in Chattogram last year.

The accused, Dr Sujan Chowdhury, is an assistant professor at the Department of Chemical Engineering, and a resident of Chattogram.

According to an official order signed by the university's Registrar Engineer Md Ahsan Habib, the decision to suspend the teacher was made in light of a formal complaint and recommendations from the university's departmental academic committee.

The victim, who alleged that teacher Sujan raped her multiple times at her residence in Chattogram on October 22 last, submitted a complaint with the Registrar on Tuesday.

"We received a written complaint. As t...