Viral outrage engulfs Bangladesh after students at Chittagong University brutalized assistant professor Hasan Muhammad Roman Shuvo in a public spectacle of power. Central Students’ Union secretary Abdullah Al Noman led the charge, physically hauling the educator by the throat to the proctor’s room, as admission exams buzzed around them.
This wasn’t chaos—it was calculated intimidation, captured starkly on camera and dissected nationwide. Noman’s post-attack narrative of averting a ‘beating’ by others exposes the mob’s volatility he commanded, turning his leadership into a punchline of hypocrisy.
Administrators’ paralysis is the real scandal: Crystal-clear proof ignored, no suspensions, no probes into the attackers. It spotlights a toxic ecosystem where student heavyweights dodge accountability, even as professor grievances undergo formal review. Such double standards poison the pursuit of knowledge.
Twisting the July uprising to cloak aggression insults its democratic spirit. Analysts decry this as emblematic of deeper malaise—campuses as political fiefdoms, not intellectual arenas. Key lapses scream for answers: Absent guards? Biased oversight? Recipe for recurring horror?
The fallout terrifies faculty, alarms students, and repels prospects. Urgent reckoning is imperative: Expel ringleaders, audit security, instill zero-tolerance. Chittagong University stands at a crossroads—embrace civilized order to reclaim honor, or descend into thug-dominated decline. History will judge harshly without bold action.