Staff Reporter :
The authorities of Dhaka University [DU] on Monday temporarily relieved the Chairman of Theatre and Performance Studies of Dhaka University (DU) Dr Md Saiful Islam for allegedly harassing a female student sexually.
Dr Islam also was suspended from all academic activities till the investigation process in this regard is complete.
The above decisions came in an emergency syndicate meeting of DU in the wake of widespread agitation of common students for the whole day.
Earlier, the agitated students of the department confined Dr Islam inside his office.
In this backdrop, Dr Islam submitted his resignation claiming himself innocent and demanded a fair investigation over the allegation.
According to the students, the victim [female student] had been asked to meet the department head several times since September 8, citing that she had gotten poor marks in examinations and needed consultancy.
Later on September 13, the female student again received a phone call from the department head and went to meet him around 3:53pm.
At one stage of talking, the teacher allegedly tried to harass her sexually. The victim, however, managed to flee the scene.
She also recorded the conversation between her and the departmental head, and made his classmates listen to it.
