JU takes 14 decisions to beef up campus security after attempted rape incident
Entry of outsiders into the campus will be further restricted, and access will only be allowed through designated gates after identity verification.
The administration of Jahangirnagar University has taken 14 decisions to strengthen campus security following an alleged attempt to rape and kill a female student on the campus.
Proctor Prof Dr AKM Rashidul Alam announced the decisions at a press conference held at the university's senate hall this evening (15 May).
Addressing the press conference, the proctor said a female student was allegedly subjected to an attempted rape and murder by an outsider while returning to her residential hall on the night of 12 May.
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He said the university administration is working to ensure the arrest of the accused and exemplary punishment for the culprit.
Prof Rashidul Alam said the decisions were taken at an emergency administrative meeting held yesterday (14 May), chaired by Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Mohammad Kamrul Ahsan, following various demands raised by students over campus security.
According to the decisions, a quick response team will be formed to address security-related complaints immediately, while a special hotline will also be introduced for emergency communication.
The administration has made identity cards mandatory for teachers, students, officers and employees. Entry of outsiders into the campus will be further restricted, and access will only be allowed through designated gates after identity verification.
Identity cards will also be mandatory for construction workers, shop employees and other outsiders working on the campus.
The administration also decided to remove floating shops from the campus and create a central database containing information on all shop-related personnel.
To strengthen security, the number of guards at every entrance point of the university will be increased, while initiatives have been taken to deploy an additional 100 Ansar members on the campus.
The university authorities also decided to repair damaged boundary walls and gates, close unauthorised entry points, install adequate lighting in vulnerable areas and set up CCTV cameras on an urgent basis.
Besides, the tin-shed extension building of Al Beruni Hall has been declared abandoned after being considered risky, and a decision has been taken to demolish the structure.
The administration also announced the formation of a permanent committee under existing policies to prevent bullying, cyberbullying and ragging on the campus.
