Dhaka University syndicate has recommended cancelling the Doctor of Business Administration degree awarded to former Inspector General of Police Benazir Ahmed by the business studies faculty after finding that he had obtained the degree without meeting the minimum eligibility criteria.
The recommendation was made at a syndicate meeting on July 20, where DU vice-chancellor Professor Niaz Ahmed Khan presented a fact-finding report, which revealed Benazir gained admission and completed the degree despite being ineligible.
Accepting the report, the syndicate suspended Benazir鈥檚 degree and decided to form a five-member investigation committee led by the DU pro-vice-chancellor, academic, Professor Mamun Ahmed.
Benazir Ahmed has been using the title 鈥楧octor鈥� before his name since receiving the DBA degree from Dhaka University in 2019.
Questions were raised regarding Benazir Ahmed鈥檚 doctorate degree at the annual session of the senate held at Dhaka University on June 24, 2024.
At the time, senate members, including ABM Obaidul Islam and Ranjit Kumar Saha criticised the decision to allow Benazir Ahmed to enroll and obtain a degree under Dhaka University鈥檚 DBA programme.
According to the fact-finding report, irregularities were found in Benazir鈥檚 admission form.
The report stated that Benazir provided false information in the form and gained an undue advantage through misrepresentation.
It further noted that, as per the university鈥檚 DBA regulations, applicants must secure at least 50 per cent marks at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Benazir failed to meet this mandatory requirement.
Speaking to 抖阴精品, DU proctor Saifuddin Ahmed said on Friday that based on the findings of the fact-finding committee's report, the syndicate has recommended cancellation of the degree.
鈥楾he decision will be executed through the upcoming meeting of the academic council,鈥� he said.
He added that Benazir wasn鈥檛 the only one involved, and an investigation has been launched to identify others connected to the issue.
