Body to make rules to stop repression on female students
An 11-member national committee was formed to formulate rules and regulations to stop or control sexual harassment and repression on the female students in all higher educational institutions in the country.
Ministry of Education and University Grant Commission (UGC) jointly formed the committee, said a press release yesterday.
UGC Member Prof Dr AHM Zehadul Karim was made convenor of the committee. Other members are: UGC Member Prof Amena Begum, Dhaka University Proctor AK Firoz, Prof SM Nurul Islam and Prof Nasim Akhter Hossain of Jahangirnagar University, Prof Asma Siddiqui of Rajshahi University, Prof Mehtab Khanam and Prof Abdul Hakim of Dhaka University, Prof Mosharraf Hossain of Chittagong University, Joint Secretary AZM Shafiqul Alam of education ministry, Advocate Salma Ali and UGC acting Deputy Director M Fakhrul Islam.
The committee will soon hold a meeting and start its activities.
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