KUET dismisses seven, including five teachers, over discipline and irregularity allegations

Khulna University of Engineering and Technology (KUET) has dismissed seven officers and employees, including five teachers, over allegations including breaches of discipline.

The decision was taken after an investigation at the university's 115th syndicate meeting on October 17. All seven had been suspended for a long time.

The administration said they were dismissed after investigations into allegations that included violating university law, joining service with a fake experience certificate, and irregularities over age at the time of recruitment.

The dismissed teachers include Professor Dr Pintu Chandra Shil of the Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) department and Professor Dr Subrata Talapatra of the Industrial Engineering and Management (IEM) department.

Also on the list are Assistant Professor Nibir Mondal of the Energy Science and Engineering (ESE) department, Professor Dr Masrura Mostafa of the Humanities and Business department, and Assistant Professor Shahriar Roman of the same department.

Alongside the teachers, Deputy Registrar Nimai Chandra Mistri and office assistant Satyajit Kumar Datta were also dismissed.

KUET Registrar Engineer Md Anisur Rahman Bhuiyan told the media that the seven were dismissed under the decision of the 115th syndicate meeting on October 17, and that allegations against them had existed beforehand.

The registrar added that after the investigation, explanations were sought from many of them; some gave explanations and some did not. The syndicate meeting unanimously dismissed the five teachers, one officer and one employee, he said.