Prof Helal Uddin Nizami, a syndicate member, said the resignation of Faizee will enhance the image of the SC.

It will also encourage others, who might be involved in such unethical practices, to follow suit, he observed.

Prof Sultan Ahmed, another syndicate member, said the resignation will give a sense of relief since Faizee brought a bad name for the university.

"We are obliged to go for anything and spare none involved in any unethical practice for the sake of establishing justice and holding the judiciary high," he said while talking to The Daily Star yesterday.

"Not only Faizee but also others, who were involved in certificate tampering, should quit the posts that they are holding by means of fraudulence without any delay," he added.

Prof Mohammad Shamsuddin, who led the last probe committee to investigate the certificate scam, said their report was based on the information gathered through the investigation.

"We tried to reveal the truth without considering what it might bring about or who might be affected," he added.

Despite repeated attempts, CU Vice-chancellor Prof M Badiul Alam could not be reached over phone for comment.

Mentionable, the CU syndicate on March 03 this year cancelled around 2000 certificates including those of LLB examinees who passed between 1983 and 1992 on charge of alleged tampering.

Later, the authorities published a gazette notification canceling the certificates of 49 LLB examinees on March 11.