New law on cards to deal with sexual harassment
The government is preparing a special act, which is expected to be enacted at all educational institutes of the country within the next two months to prevent sexual harassment.
The University Grants Commission has already begun work to formulate the special law in this regard, an education ministry handout said.
“The government is closely observing the situation in Jahangirnagar University that has arisen from allegations of sexual harassment of female students. Such a situation can tarnish the image of the educational institution and make a negative impact on the overall education system,” the handout stated.
“The government believe that such allegations can be resolved under a university's existing rules and laws,” the handout said referring to the fact that universities like JU are run by their own rules and laws.
The handout also stated that the citizens of the country should refrain from creating any chaotic situations regarding the matter.
The government is to sit with the JU syndicate members and UGC for talks soon and make policy guidelines in this regard.
Students, academicians and citizens of the country have been demanding actions against JU Drama and Dramatics department's associate professor Sanowar Hossain Sunny who allegedly harassed female students of the university.
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