DU suspends staff over blast, vows to tighten campus security

The decision was taken at an emergency coordination meeting between the university's proctorial team and senior law enforcement officials today to strengthen campus security, according to a DU press release.

DU Vice-Chancellor Professor Dr. A B M Obaidul Islam chaired the meeting.

The university administration has already temporarily suspended an employee and issued him a show-cause notice after preliminary evidence suggested his involvement in a recent cocktail explosion and acts of disorder on the campus, the release said.

The meeting decided to intensify security patrols by law enforcement agencies across the campus. Joint security checkpoints involving law enforcement personnel, the proctorial team and the Bangladesh National Cadet Corps (BNCC) are being established at all six entry points of the university.

Surveillance will also be tightened, with necessary measures taken to restrict the entry of unauthorised outsiders.

Teachers, students, officers and employees, as well as other concerned individuals, have been instructed to carry their institutional identity cards at all times. CCTV monitoring is also being strengthened to ensure continuous surveillance of the campus.

The university administration stressed that maintaining a safe, peaceful and conducive academic environment is a collective responsibility. It warned that no one involved in disrupting campus peace, sabotage, violence or activities undermining law and order would be spared.

The offenders will face strict punitive measures under university regulations and the laws of the country, it added.

The DU administration called upon all concerned to extend their cooperation in maintaining campus security, peace and a normal academic environment, reports BSS.