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Azharul Islam Sheikh is a Bangladeshi academic and artist who serves as a professor in the Department of Ceramics and the dean of the Faculty of Fine Arts at the University of Dhaka.
Azharul Islam Sheikh, as a newly recruited teacher at the Institute of Fine Arts, was among four faculty members who, alongside Bangladesh Jatiotabadi Chatradal activists, attacked protesting students at the Institute of Fine Arts in June 2005. Armed with bamboo sticks, Azharul and his colleagues physically assaulted students, including slapping and punching female protesters. The attack, aimed at dispersing demonstrations against the vice chancellor and proctor, resulted in severe injuries, with some students reportedly missing. The Bangladesh Jatiotabadi Chatradal later took responsibility for the violence, justifying it as retaliation. This incident occurred amid growing concerns over declining academic standards at the University of Dhaka. |
