DU suspends student for sexual harassment

The Dhaka University authorities have suspended one of its students for his involvement with sexual harassment.

The decision came from the meeting of the university’s disciplinary committee held today at university’s Nawab Nawab Ali Chowdhury Senate Building, with DU Vice Chancellor Prof. Dr Md Akhtaruzzaman in the chair, said a press release.

Suspended Kabir Ahmed is a master’s student of university’s Communication Disorders department, added the release.

DU Pro-VC (Administration) Professor Dr. Mohammad Samad, Pro-VC (Academic) Dr ASM Maksud Kamal and university proctor AKM Golam Rabbani were also present in the meeting.

Earlier, on September 29, a female students of communication disorder department filed a written complain of sexual harassment to the university proctor against the suspended Kabir Ahmed Kowshik.