Khulna University (KU) has fired a professor over allegations of sexual harassment and formed a high-powered committee to investigate similar allegations against another faculty member.

The decisions were taken at the university's 237th Syndicate meeting held on Thursday.

Prof. Md Rezaul Islam of the Agrotechnology Discipline was fired from service following allegations of sexual harassment.

At the same meeting, the university administration constituted a five-member high-powered investigation committee to examine allegations against Prof. Dr Md Rubel Ansar of the Bangla Discipline, based on the findings of a report submitted by the university's Sexual Harassment Prevention Centre.

Prof. Dr S M Mahbubur Rahman, Acting Registrar, said the committee had been formed after reviewing the investigation report prepared by the Sexual Harassment Prevention Centre.

He clarified that the newly formed body is not a committee under the Sexual Harassment Prevention Centre but a separate high-level investigation committee constituted by the university administration.

The committee has been instructed to submit its investigation report within 30 working days.

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