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DU demotes three teachers for plagiarism
DHAKA, Jan 28, 2021 (BSS) – The Dhaka Universities authorities have
demoted its three teachers for adopting plagiarism in their research
articles.
Samia Rahman of Mass Communication and Journalism department was
demoted from Associate Professor to Assistant Professor while Muhammad
Omor Faruq of Islamic History and Culture department was demoted from
Assistant Professor to lecturer.
Lecturer of Criminology department Syed Mahfujul Haque Marjan got
the punishment of losing the opportunity to apply for any promotion in
the next two years.
The decision came from a syndicate meeting, the university’s
highest governing body, held today at university’s Nabab Nawab Ali
Chowdhury Senate Bhaban this afternoon, with Vice-Chancellor Dr
Akhtaruzzaman in the chair, Mohammad Humayun Kabir, a syndicate member
told BSS.
Earlier, DU authorities have found proof of plagiarism (70%) in a
joint article of Samia and Marjan and formed a tribunal to determine
punishment against the duo while Omar Faruqe got the punishment for
using illegal means for obtaining PhD degree, which was cancelled in
November 2018.
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