Allegations Against Social Welfare Director
DU probe body finds him not guilty, defies opinions of two members
DU Correspondent
A six-member probe committee of Dhaka University (DU), formed to investigate some allegations against the director of the Institute of Social Welfare and Research, finalised its report recently and found the accused not guilty.However, two members of the committee, DU Teachers' Association (Duta) General Secretary Prof Anwar Hossain and Prof Sadeka Halim, did not sign the report on the ground that their "opinions were not reflected in the report". The report will be produced before the syndicate scheduled to be held tomorrow for final decision on the issue. The committee led by Prof Tazmeri SA Islam was formed by the syndicate, the highest decision making body of the university, on June 19, 2006, after all the teachers of the social welfare institute submitted an application to the vice-chancellor specifying some seven allegations, including corruptions, irregularities and dictatorial attitude in running the institute, against Director Prof ASM Atiqur Rahman. Afterwards, the committee held 17 meetings to examine the allegations. When contacted, Prof Anwar and Prof Sadeka said the committee did not include their opinions in the report nor did it give any explanation that why their views were not incorporated. Prof Sadeka said she asked the committee to invite an external audit firm to scrutinise the allegations of financial mismanagement, but her proposal was neglected. On the other hand, Prof Tazmeri refused to talk to the media in this regard saying "I'll not speak about it before the syndicate meeting". Earlier, Prof Atiqur denied any irregularity or corruption in the institute.
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