The authorities of Islamic University (IU) have issued a show-cause notice to Fuad Hasan, convener of the university unit of Jatiya Chhatra Shakti, for allegedly putting up a banner titled “200 Days of Failures of the BNP Government” on the campus without permission from the university administration.

The notice was issued on Tuesday (October 6) in a letter signed by IU Proctor Professor Dr Shaheenuzzaman. Fuad Hasan disclosed the matter during a Facebook Live session at around 7pm.

According to the notice, the university authorities came to know that a banner bearing the name of Jatiya Chhatra Shakti had been hung from a tree at the Jhal Chattar on campus in violation of university rules and regulations.

It said the act could disrupt the normal academic environment as well as peace and discipline on campus. Fuad Hasan was asked to explain in writing within 24 hours why action should not be taken against him for allegedly disrupting the peaceful academic environment of the university.

Fuad Hasan said the banner had been torn down again shortly before he spoke. He said the proctor’s office subsequently sent them the show-cause notice and indicated that the university might take action against him.

“We put up a banner criticising the government, but we were not even allowed to do that. Action has now been taken against me for this,” he said, adding that he was leaving the matter before the people of Bangladesh and the student community.

Earlier on Monday afternoon, leaders of Chhatra Shakti had put up a banner at Jhal Chattar titled “200 Days of Failures of the BNP Government.” The administration later removed the banner after the campus activity period ended.

After the banner was removed, Fuad Hasan posted about the matter on social media in the evening. The Chhatra Shakti leaders put up the same banner again on Tuesday afternoon, following which the proctor’s office issued the show-cause notice to the organisation’s convener.

On Monday, IU Chief Security Officer Mizanur Rahman said the banner had been removed by the proctor’s office following instructions from the administration. He advised contacting the proctor for further details.

However, attempts to contact IU Proctor Professor Dr Shaheenuzzaman by phone several times went unanswered.