- Target:
- Vice Chancellor, Dhaka University
- Region:
- Bangladesh
- Website:
- www.dailyjanakantha.us
Violence against a female professor in Dhaka University!
We want proper investigation and justice
On June 13, 2017, during a C & D meeting of the Coordination and Development Committee, at the ISWR of Dhaka University, a male professor attempt to physically assault and verbally abused a female colleague. He used indecent and vulgar language while talking to her. His behaviour was abusive, full of threats, and indecent. The female professor became shocked, fearful and distressed.
The United Nations defines violence against women as any act of gender-based violence that results in, or is likely to result in, physical, sexual or mental harm or suffering to women, including threats of such acts, coercion or arbitrary deprivation of liberty, whether occurring in public or in private life. According to the definition there is no doubt that such behave of a teacher is a violence and gendered power demonstration to a female colleague.
A written complaint has been submitted to the Pro VC (education) and President of Teachers Association by claiming that a male colleague at a meeting attempted to physical attack, verbally abused and threatened her. According to Daily Janakantha June 14, 2017 and “Dhaka Tribune" June 15, 2017 Nasreen Ahmad, the pro vice-chancellor (education), confirmed the matter that - Mohammad Samad, a professor of the same institute, had behaved indecently and derogatorily with Professor Tania Rahman, director of the Institute of Social Welfare and Research of University of Dhaka (DU) on June 13, 2017.
An anonymous member of the C & D Committee who attended the meeting reported to the journalists that “The meeting was pre-scheduled and Professor Samad did not arrive on time. We had to go on with the meeting while he was absent. But when we were about to finish, he came in and started call on her name and spoke inappropriate things to Professor Tania as she had concluded the meeting without him”.
After this incidence, a month have been passed, however, we do not know about any sign of investigation or intervention. Such incidence and thereafter the silence of Pro VC (education) and gender cell of University of Dhaka, is unacceptable.
Check the published news:
Bengali
http://www.dailyjanakantha.us/details/article/274695/%E0%A6%A2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B6%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%9F%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%B6%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B7%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%87%E0%A7%9C%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%8F%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%B6%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B7%E0%A6%95
http://bangla.campuslive24.com/dhakacampus/6174/%E0%A6%A2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BF-%E0%A6%B6%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B7%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A5%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%B6%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B7%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%8F-%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%A3#.WUL478XnDyk.facebook
English
http://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/dhaka/2017/06/14/du-professor-verbally-abuses/
As a part of the conscious society of the world, we the under signed students, journalists, faculties, writers, artists, home makers, entrepreneur, farmer and other professionals are showing our concern and demonstrate our objection to the violence against women in Bangladesh and the world. At the same time, we draw your kind attention on the issue about what a female professor and the director of the institute of Social welfare and research, University of Dhaka has been faced. We urge you to investigate the concern matter, take proper action as soon as possible and establish justice as the administrator of the Dhaka University, We highly appreciate your unbiased neutrality in the administration. Thank you.
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