The Dhaka University (DU) administration has stepped up security patrols and surveillance and decided to set up checkpoints at six campus entry points following a series of crude bomb explosions on the campus and in adjoining areas over the past three days.
The decisions were taken at an emergency coordination meeting between the university’s proctorial team and senior law enforcement officials on Tuesday (10 November), according to a press release issued by the university’s Public Relations Office.
The meeting, chaired by Vice-Chancellor Professor ABM Obaidul Islam, also decided to take strict action against anyone involved in sabotage, disorder or activities aimed at disrupting normal academic and administrative operations on the campus.
The university will establish security checkpoints at all six entry points, jointly staffed by law enforcement personnel, the proctorial team and members of the Bangladesh National Cadet Corps (BNCC).
Teachers, students, officers and employees have been instructed to carry their institutional identity cards at all times. CCTV monitoring will also be strengthened to ensure round-the-clock surveillance.
The administration warned that anyone found involved in activities that threaten campus security or disrupt normal operations would face strict action, regardless of identity, position, or affiliation with the university. Action will be taken under university regulations and national laws if allegations are substantiated through investigation.
Employee suspended over alleged plot
The university has suspended an employee of its Estate Office and issued him a show-cause notice after preliminary evidence suggested his involvement in a plot to create disorder on the campus.
The employee has been identified as Aman Ullah Aman, a third-class staff member of the Estate Office.
Confirming the matter on Tuesday night, Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Administration) Professor Mohammed Almujaddade Alfasane told TBS that the employee had allegedly offered Tk1,000 each to several university staff members to attack fellow employees with bombs.
One of the employees informed the university administration about the offer, he said.
“The administration subsequently summoned Aman, but he switched off his phone and went missing from his workplace. His whereabouts remain unknown,” the pro-vice-chancellor added.
The latest security measures follow a series of crude bomb explosions on the campus and in adjoining areas.
A crude bomb exploded in front of the Faculty of Business Studies on Tuesday afternoon, injuring a driver inside a parked car belonging to a university teacher.
Another explosion was reported at the Teacher-Student Centre (TSC) on 9 November.
On 8 November, eight to nine crude bomb explosions were reported at different locations on the campus and in adjoining areas between 6:15pm and 6:45pm.
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