The first committee formed on May 6 at the instruction of the chief adviser to probe the last nine years' corruption in the university submitted the report to the VC on Saturday.

Senior teachers of the BSMMU said the VC formed the new committee in a bid to suppress the report as it found the involvement of the VC, who was the Pro-VC during the BNP-led alliance government, and some other high-ups of the administration in the corruption.

One of the syndicate members raised objection to the discussion on the probe report at the syndicate meeting as the VC did not place it, meeting sources said. Rather, he formed a five-member committee headed by Shahjahan Biswas, director general of the Directorate General of Health Services.

When contacted, the VC said he formed the new committee as per the recommendations of the first probe committee.

"Deputy Controller of Examinations Iftekhar Alam will be the member secretary of the new committee and BSMMU Treasurer Mobin Khan, Principal of Dhaka Medical College MA Faiz and Prof Sajal Banerjee of the department of Cardiology of BSMMU will be the members. A procurement expert from the health ministry will also be inducted into the committee," he said.

He also said that the report of the first committee would be given to the new one and justice will be served finally.

A member of the first probe committee said this syndicate has no right to take any decision on the probe report as a number of syndicate members are no longer members.

"As the first probe committee was formed at the direction of the higher authorities, we urge them to take necessary steps regarding the probe report in accordance with the law," he said, preferring anonymity.