JU teacher suspended

"Tanvir has been suspended under Section 10 (A) (2) of University Employees Skill and Discipline Ordinance on charge of indecent, unfair and immoral behaviour with the students of the department," a notification signed by Registrar Kazi Mohiuddin said.

Tanvir said he has got the order but declined to make any comment.

The university authorities took the decision after a departmental meeting recommended necessary steps against Tanvir.

Meanwhile, students of the department, covering their faces with black ribbons, took out a silent procession on the campus yesterday demanding punishment to and removal of the teacher.

They also submitted a memorandum to the vice-chancellor in this regard and staged a sit-in in front of the social science faculty keeping their classrooms under lock and key. No classes and examinations were held at the department yesterday.

The Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) expressed solidarity with the movement while Progatishil Chhatra Jote brought out a procession on the campus demanding immediate removal of the teacher.