CU’s secret Shibir leader caught using bot ID to make obscene comments to female student calling her ‘sister’

❐ Campus Representative

A serious allegation has been made against a leader of the university’s secret organization Shibir for bullying and harassing a female student at Chittagong University (CU) using extremely vulgar and obscene language on social media using a bot ID.

The incident took place on Saturday, centered on comments on a post in the university’s Facebook group called ‘Chittagong University Family’. After the incident came to light, there was a storm of discussion and criticism across the university.

The accused student is named Ali Ahsan Mojahid. He is a student of the university’s Arabic department for the 2022-23 academic year and is known as the leader of the university’s student camp.

According to the incident report, a female student named Rumi commented on a post about Shamsun Nahar Hall and Hall Sangsad. A bot account named ‘ScenicLizard7729’ then responded by attacking the female student with extremely obscene and offensive language.

In the comment, he was addressed as ‘Aichhe Bam Byasha Magi’. Later, after investigating, the victim found out that behind the anonymous account was Mujahid, the leader of the secret organization Shibir.

After confirming his identity, Rumi sent him a direct message, forcing Mujahid to admit the truth of the incident. However, he claimed that he was “coaxed” into doing this. At the same time, he apologized to the victimized female student.

The victim, Rumi, said, “When I commented on a post, a bot ID replied to me in obscene language. Unfortunately, the owner of that ID is one of my contacts. We were in a few programs together and I used to introduce him as my younger brother.”

He himself has claimed many times that he is associated with the student camp.

Addressing the group admins, he asked, “You set the boundaries of the group. How many more? These bot IDs are constantly harassing and making offensive comments, why don’t you remove them?”

When the incident spread, there were strong reactions from various quarters.

Islami Chhatra Majlis president Shakib Mahmud Rumi wrote on his Facebook, “I saw Chotbhai two days ago shouting slogans – Camp in ideology, camp in struggle. Today he implemented the ideology by calling a female student a leftist whore.”

Chaksur Student Welfare Secretary wrote on her Facebook, ‘Whoever is the one who is taking revenge on women and bullying them, he needs to be brought under appropriate punishment. No mercy of any kind will be allowed. There can be differences in party and opinion; but university students need to have the etiquette of using language, which the boy has crossed the limit.’

Chaksur AGS Ayubur Rahman Toufiq said, “I consider the language and foul language used by Shibir activist Ali Ahsan Mujahid to attack a female student to be a manifestation of the camp’s true mentality. This proves that they have a gang who are involved in harassing people in various ways. We definitely want to know who is the instigator behind the claim that student Mujahid has made to expose him.”

Chaksur GS Saeed Bin Habib took a strong stand on the incident and said, “Bullying or harassment of any female student of Chittagong University will not be tolerated in any way. Chaksu will take action against anyone involved in such crimes, regardless of party or opinion. If any student needs legal assistance, Chaksu will provide free legal assistance from the Chaksur Legal Aid Cell and help ensure the trial of the culprit.”

Meanwhile, despite repeated attempts to contact the university’s proctor, Hossain Shahid Sarwardy, on his mobile phone, he did not answer the call. As a result, it was not possible to know the administration’s position.

Notably, the accused Mujahid himself admitted to the incident and claimed that he was ‘dragged’ into the act — raising questions about the existence of an organised ‘gang’. The incident has raised fresh concerns about online harassment and the safety of female students at the university.