DU forms special committee to review political activities on campus
The committee will be chaired by retired Supreme Court Appellate Division Justice Md Abdul Matin
The Dhaka University authorities formed a special committee to provide recommendations and guidance to the university administration on the nature and extent of political activities at the university campus.
Mohammad Rafiqul Islam, acting director of DU's Public Relations Office, said this initiative was taken 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.
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Its members include Dr ZN Tahmida Begum, former chairman of Bangladesh Public Service Commission and retired professor of Botany at Dhaka University; Dr Abul Kasem Fazlul Haque, chairman of the Bangla Academy and retired professor of Bengali at Dhaka University; and Dr SM Shamim Reza, professor of Mass Communication and Journalism at Dhaka University.
The committee also has the authority to co-opt up to three additional members if necessary.
