NN Online:
A special committee has been established to provide recommendations and guidance to the Dhaka University (DU) administration on the nature and extent of political activities at the campus.
Acting Director of DU’s Public Relations Office Mohammad Rafiqul Islam said this initiative is in response to a directive from the university’s Vice-Chancellor Professor Dr Niaz Ahmad Khan.
The committee will be chaired by retired Supreme Court Appellate Division Justice Md Abdul Matin. Its members include former chairman of the Bangladesh Public Service Commission and retired professor of Botany at Dhaka University Dr ZN Tahmida Begum, Chairman of the Bangla Academy and retired Professor of Bengali at Dhaka University Dr Abul Kasem Fazlul Haque, and Professor of Mass Communication and Journalism at Dhaka University Dr SM Shamim Reza.
The committee also has the authority to co-opt up to three additional members if necessary.
