DU ramps up security, plans search operations ahead of Ducsu polls
The university administration also decided to request additional patrols by army personnel around the campus to strengthen security
Search operations will be conducted at six main entrances of Dhaka University (DU) from 6pm to 8am everyday as part of tightened security measures on the campus, the university administration announced yesterday (18 June).
The decision came amid the prevailing campus security situation and ahead of the upcoming Dhaka University Central Students' Union (Ducsu) election.
Members of the university's proctorial team alongside personnel from Ansar and Armed Police Battalion (APBn) will conduct the searches through checkpoints, DU Public Relations Office said in a press release.
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The decisions were taken at a meeting held on Monday at the Vice-Chancellor's office.
The meeting, chaired by DU Vice-Chancellor Professor Dr Niaz Ahmad Khan reviewed the security strategy on campus.
The university administration also decided to request additional patrols by army personnel around the campus to strengthen security.
A striking force comprising members of law enforcement agencies will also be deployed inside the university.
Regular drives will be carried out to remove vagrants from the campus and meetings will be held with student organisations to maintain peace and order.
The meeting also decided to send letters to the Ministry of Law to expedite the trial of the murder case of Shammo and to the Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) for accelerating the proceedings in the Tofazzal murder case.
In response to the recent recovery of homemade explosives (cocktails) on campus, university authorities said the on-duty security guard has been interrogated.
Intelligence agencies, including the National Security Intelligence (NSI) and Directorate General of Forces Intelligence (DGFI), have intensified their field-level surveillance.
DU Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Administration) Professor Dr Sayma Haque Bidisha, Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Education) Professor Dr Mamun Ahmed, Treasurer Professor Dr M Jahangir Alam Chowdhury, Proctor Associate Professor Saifuddin Ahmed, Acting Registrar Munshi Shams Uddin Ahmed, DIG of City SB Mir Ashraf Ali, DGFI representative Colonel Abdullah, Ramna Zone DC Md Masud Alam, Shahbagh Police Station OC Md Khalid Mansur, and representatives from NSI and the Detective Branch were present at the meeting.
