Plagiarism Allegation: 3 Kuet teachers suspended

Three teachers of Khulna University of Engineering and Technology (Kuet) have been suspended on charge of plagiarism in their research.

The decision came at the 58th Syndicate meeting held on Sunday after primary investigation into the allegation brought against them, said Prof Dr Muhammed Alamgir, vice-chancellor of the university.

The accused teachers are Prof Dr Mohammad Mashud and assistant professors Abdullah Al Bari of mechanical engineering and Hasan Ali of energy science and engineering.

According to the Syndicate decision, they cannot perform any administrative work or supervise any research and their promotion will remain suspended until further notice.

The Kuet authorities have also formed a three-member probe committee headed by Prof Dr Bashudeb Chandra Ghosh of electrical & electronic engineering to further investigate the matter.

Allegations were brought against the trio that they published two technical papers in the International Journal of Mechanical Engineering (vol-2, issue-1) and ICMIME in 2013 by copying from a foreign research.

The results of their papers were 100 percent similar to the research published in Mitsubishi Motor Technical Review in 2004 (vol-16), insiders say.