The university has also formed a five-member committee to investigate and asked it to submit its report within seven working days.
A car’s window glass shattered in the crude bomb explosion on the University of Dhaka’s Faculty of Business Studies premises on 10 November. Photo: TBS
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A car’s window glass shattered in the crude bomb explosion on the University of Dhaka’s Faculty of Business Studies premises on 10 November. Photo: TBS
A Dhaka University student has been suspended over alleged involvement in a crude bomb blast on the campus, days after a driver was injured in an explosion in front of the Faculty of Business Studies on 10 November.
The suspended student is Raihan Khan, a 2022-23 academic year student of the Department of Tourism and Hospitality Management who was affiliated with Bijoy Ekattor Hall.
The university’s proctor suspended Raihan under Section 5(2) of Chapter 11 of the Dhaka University Ordinances and Regulations, according to a press release issued by the university’s Public Relations Office last night (11 November).
The investigation committee is headed by Proctor Professor Israfil Prang. Its other members are Professor Dr Enamul Haque Sajib, Professor Dr Shantu Barua, Dr Ali Mohammad Kawsar and Amzad Hossain.
The committee has been asked to submit its report within seven working days.
The university said it remains vigilant against acts of sabotage to ensure a peaceful, secure and stable campus environment.
Further administrative action will be taken based on the committee’s findings and the evidence gathered, the statement added.
On 10 November, a crude bomb exploded in front of Dhaka University’s Faculty of Business Studies, injuring a 36-year-old driver who was sitting inside a parked private car belonging to a university teacher. The driver, identified as Sohel, sustained shrapnel injuries to different parts of his body and was taken to Dhaka Medical College Hospital for treatment.
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