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