Hasan Mahmud :
The Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology (AUST) administration has temporarily suspended a teacher on charge of harassing a female student of the University. The decision was taken at an emergency meeting held at the Vice-Chancellor’s Office on Saturday.
The action has been taken against Mahfuzur Rashid Ferdous, Associate Professor of the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering (EEE). He was also serving as the Assistant Proctor of the University.
The University Administration has also asked him to explain his position.
Earlier, several hundred students of the University staged sit-in programme in
front of the Campus at Tejgaon in the capital for three hours and demanded punishment to the teacher.
The students alleged that there are numerous allegations against Ferdous. The teacher abused female students sexually several times.
“When a female student submits a written complaint against him, we urge the university authority to take stern action against him as soon as possible.
AUST Vice-Chancellor AMM Shafikullah said, “A powerful probe body was formed to investigate the incident. Besides, we have already suspended the teacher temporarily”.
The Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology (AUST) administration has temporarily suspended a teacher on charge of harassing a female student of the University. The decision was taken at an emergency meeting held at the Vice-Chancellor’s Office on Saturday.
The action has been taken against Mahfuzur Rashid Ferdous, Associate Professor of the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering (EEE). He was also serving as the Assistant Proctor of the University.
The University Administration has also asked him to explain his position.
Earlier, several hundred students of the University staged sit-in programme in
front of the Campus at Tejgaon in the capital for three hours and demanded punishment to the teacher.
The students alleged that there are numerous allegations against Ferdous. The teacher abused female students sexually several times.
“When a female student submits a written complaint against him, we urge the university authority to take stern action against him as soon as possible.
AUST Vice-Chancellor AMM Shafikullah said, “A powerful probe body was formed to investigate the incident. Besides, we have already suspended the teacher temporarily”.
