A special committee has been established to provide recommendations and guidance to the university administration on the nature and extent of political activities at Dhaka University.
This initiative was taken in response to a directive from the university鈥檚 vice-chancellor professor Niaz Ahmad Khan, said Mohammad Rafiqul Islam, acting director of DU鈥檚 public relations office.
The committee will be chaired by retired Supreme Court Appellate Division Justice Md Abdul Matin. Its members include ZN Tahmida Begum, former chairman of the Bangladesh Public Service Commission and retired professor of Botany at DU, Abul Kasem Fazlul Haque, chairman of the Bangla Academy and retired professor of Bengali at DU and 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.
