DU student suspended over sexual harassment allegation

The authorities of Dhaka University suspended a student of Department of Criminology today on the allegation of sexually harassing junior female students.

Sakin Tanvir is a student of 2016-17 academic session.

The authorities sent him a show-cause notice and asked him why he would not be expelled from the university.

He was also asked to reply in seven working days, said a press release signed by Mahmud Alam, director of the DU's Public Relations Office.

During investigation, he was found guilty of sexually harassing junior female students of the department, the release said.

DU Vice-Chancellor Prof Md Akhtaruzzaman approved the suspension.