Dhaka, Dec. 13 -- The University Teachers' Network has condemned the harassment of Prof AKM Jamal Uddin aligned with the Awami League-backed Blue Panel

On Thursday, Prof Jamal was chased off campus by students, led by a leader of the Dhaka University Central Students' Union (DUCSU).

The teachers' organisation in a statement issued on Saturday said, "No citizen has the right to lay hands on another citizen over any allegation, no matter how serious it may be."

"No student or teacher has the right to attack or humiliate one another on a university campus," the statement said.

The "thuggery" must be stopped, it said.

The incident unfolded shortly after 1pm on Thursday when Prof Jamal of the sociology department and fellow Blue Panel aca...