{"id":6761,"date":"2023-05-04T11:05:19","date_gmt":"2023-05-04T10:05:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/londonpost.news\/?p=6761"},"modified":"2023-05-04T11:29:02","modified_gmt":"2023-05-04T10:29:02","slug":"the-dhaka-university-banned-professor-imtiaz-to-pursue-academic-activities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/magazine\/arts\/the-dhaka-university-banned-professor-imtiaz-to-pursue-academic-activities\/2023\/05\/04\/admin1\/","title":{"rendered":"The Dhaka University banned Professor Imtiaz to pursue academic activities"},"content":{"rendered":"

DHAKA(Brussels Independent)-The Dhaka<\/span> University<\/span> (DU)<\/span> authorities<\/span> have<\/span> expelled<\/span> Professor<\/span> Imtiaz<\/span> Ahmed<\/span> from<\/span> the<\/span> Faculty<\/span> of<\/span> International<\/span> Relations<\/span> from<\/span> further<\/span> academic<\/span> activities.<\/span> The<\/span> decision<\/span> was<\/span> made<\/span> at<\/span> a<\/span> regular<\/span> syndicate<\/span> meeting<\/span> on<\/span> Sunday<\/span> after<\/span> Bangabandhu<\/span> Sheikh<\/span> Mujibur<\/span> Rahman’s<\/span> dismissal<\/span> from<\/span> two<\/span> university<\/span> administrations<\/span> on<\/span> charges<\/span> of<\/span> defaming<\/span> and<\/span> falsifying<\/span> the<\/span> history<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> liberation<\/span> war.<\/span>\u00a0
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\n<\/span>DU<\/span> announced<\/span> this<\/span> in<\/span> a<\/span> press<\/span> release<\/span> on<\/span> Sunday.<\/span> DU<\/span> Vice<\/span> Chancellor<\/span> (VC)<\/span> Md<\/span> Akhtaruzzaman<\/span> chaired<\/span> the<\/span> meeting.<\/span> DU’s<\/span> pro-VC<\/span> (administration)<\/span> Muhammad<\/span> Samad<\/span> and<\/span> pro-VC<\/span> (education)<\/span> his<\/span> ASM<\/span> Maksud<\/span> Kamal,<\/span> Education<\/span> Minister<\/span> Suleman<\/span> Khan,<\/span> etc<\/span>\u00a0attended<\/span> the<\/span> meeting.<\/span><\/p>\n


\n<\/span>A<\/span> DU<\/span> press<\/span> release<\/span> said<\/span> the<\/span> recommendations<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> commission<\/span> formed<\/span> to<\/span> investigate<\/span> allegations<\/span> against<\/span> Professor<\/span> Imtiaz<\/span> Ahmed<\/span> denigrated<\/span> Bangabandhu<\/span> Sheikh<\/span> Mujibur<\/span> Rahman<\/span> and<\/span> distorted<\/span> the<\/span> history<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> Liberation<\/span> War<\/span> in<\/span> his<\/span> book<\/span> Historizing<\/span> 1971<\/span> Genocide.<\/span> Stated:<\/span>“Nation<\/span> vs.<\/span> People”<\/span> was<\/span> taken<\/span> up<\/span> at<\/span> a<\/span> syndicate<\/span> conference.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The<\/span> Syndicate<\/span> believes<\/span> the<\/span> book<\/span> contains<\/span> some<\/span> information<\/span> about<\/span> Bangabandhu,<\/span> his<\/span> historic<\/span> March<\/span> 7<\/span> speech<\/span> and<\/span> the<\/span> Liberation<\/span> War.<\/span> These<\/span> information<\/span> are<\/span> false,<\/span> misleading<\/span> and<\/span> clearly<\/span> distorting<\/span> the<\/span> history<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> country.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>At<\/span> the<\/span> conference,<\/span> the<\/span> syndicate<\/span> strongly<\/span> condemned<\/span> the<\/span> book’s<\/span> misrepresentation<\/span> and<\/span> distortion<\/span> of<\/span> history.The<\/span> conference<\/span> also<\/span> issued<\/span> a<\/span> statement<\/span> against<\/span> the<\/span> book’s<\/span> author,<\/span> his<\/span> Professor<\/span> Imtiaz<\/span> Ahmed,<\/span> and<\/span> the<\/span> book’s<\/span> publisher,<\/span> University<\/span> Press<\/span> Limited<\/span> (UPL).<\/span><\/p>\n

I<\/span> demanded<\/span> that<\/span> the<\/span> book<\/span> be<\/span> withdrawn<\/span> immediately.<\/span> At<\/span> the<\/span> same<\/span> time,<\/span> the<\/span> syndicate<\/span> called<\/span> on<\/span> the<\/span> government<\/span> to<\/span> take<\/span> legal<\/span> action<\/span> against<\/span> those<\/span> involved<\/span> in<\/span> defaming<\/span> Bangladesh’s<\/span> founding<\/span> fathers<\/span> and<\/span> distorting<\/span> the<\/span> liberation<\/span> war.<\/span> At<\/span> the<\/span> meeting,<\/span> the<\/span> syndicate<\/span> also<\/span> decided<\/span> to<\/span> exclude<\/span> Professor<\/span> Imtiaz<\/span> from<\/span> future<\/span> academic<\/span> activities<\/span> at<\/span> the<\/span> university.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Speaking<\/span> to<\/span> his<\/span> DU<\/span> his<\/span> syndicate<\/span> decision<\/span> on<\/span> Monday<\/span> morning,<\/span> Professor<\/span> Imtiaz<\/span> Ahmed<\/span> told<\/span> his<\/span> Prothom<\/span> Alo:<\/span> “I<\/span> don’t<\/span> know<\/span> anything<\/span> about<\/span> the<\/span> syndicate’s<\/span> decision,<\/span> so<\/span> I<\/span> won’t<\/span> comment<\/span> on<\/span> that.”<\/span>
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\n<\/span>In<\/span> a<\/span> column<\/span> published<\/span> on<\/span> an<\/span> online<\/span> news<\/span> portal<\/span> on<\/span> March<\/span> 29,<\/span> former<\/span> Supreme<\/span> Court<\/span> Justice<\/span> AHM<\/span> Shamsuddin<\/span> Chowdhury<\/span> said<\/span> the<\/span> history<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> liberation<\/span> war<\/span> was<\/span> distorted,<\/span> and<\/span> Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman has been defamed in Imtiaz Ahmed\u2019s book titled \u201cHistoricising 1971 Genocide: State versus Person\u201d. It<\/span> was<\/span> criticized<\/span> from<\/span> all<\/span> quarters.<\/span><\/p>\n

Bangladesh’s<\/span> Mukijuddha<\/span> Mancha<\/span> demonstrated<\/span> at<\/span> the<\/span> base<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> Raju<\/span> Memorial<\/span> on<\/span> April<\/span> 2,<\/span> calling<\/span> for<\/span> the<\/span> removal<\/span> of<\/span> Professor<\/span> Imtiaz<\/span> Ahmed<\/span> from<\/span> the<\/span> DU<\/span> and<\/span> the<\/span> establishment<\/span> of<\/span> an<\/span> inquiry<\/span> committee<\/span> to<\/span> take<\/span> legal<\/span> action<\/span> against<\/span> him.<\/span> Former<\/span> Judge<\/span> AHM<\/span> Shamsuddin<\/span> Chowdhury<\/span> also<\/span> joined<\/span> the<\/span> demonstration.<\/span><\/p>\n


\n<\/span>The<\/span> next<\/span> day<\/span> on<\/span> April<\/span> 3,<\/span> his<\/span> Md<\/span> Akhtaruzzaman<\/span> Vice<\/span> Chancellor<\/span> of<\/span> DU<\/span> formed<\/span> a<\/span> committee<\/span> of<\/span> his<\/span> five<\/span> members<\/span> headed<\/span> by<\/span> Bangabandhu<\/span> Sheikh<\/span> his<\/span> Mujib<\/span> Peace<\/span> and<\/span> Freedom<\/span> Institute<\/span> Director<\/span> Fakrul<\/span> Alam<\/span>\u00a0and<\/span> investigated<\/span> the<\/span> allegations<\/span> against<\/span> Professor<\/span>\u00a0Imtiaz<\/span> Ahmed.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>His<\/span> DU<\/span> unit<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> Bangladesh<\/span> Chhatra<\/span> League<\/span> (BCL)<\/span> submitted<\/span> a<\/span> Memorandum<\/span> of<\/span> Understanding<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> VC<\/span> on<\/span> April<\/span> 6,<\/span> seeking<\/span> legal<\/span> action<\/span> against<\/span> Professor<\/span> Imtiaz<\/span> Ahmed,<\/span> following<\/span> an<\/span> investigation<\/span> into<\/span> the<\/span> matter.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The<\/span> President<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> Association<\/span> of<\/span> University<\/span> Teachers,<\/span> Nizamr<\/span> Hake<\/span> Bhuiyan,<\/span> and<\/span> the<\/span> Executive<\/span> Director,<\/span> Zinat<\/span> Huda,<\/span> called<\/span> for<\/span> an<\/span> investigation<\/span> into<\/span> the<\/span> allegations<\/span> and<\/span> legal<\/span> action<\/span> against<\/span> Professor<\/span> Imtiaz.<\/span><\/p>\n

In<\/span> this<\/span> connection,<\/span> on<\/span> April<\/span> 11,<\/span> the<\/span> vice-chancellor<\/span> of<\/span> DU<\/span> Imtiaz<\/span> dismissed<\/span> the<\/span> director<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> university’s<\/span> genocide<\/span> research<\/span> center.<\/span> Then,<\/span> on<\/span> April<\/span> 13,<\/span> VC<\/span> Akhtaruzzaman<\/span> dismissed<\/span> his<\/span> Professor<\/span> Imtiaz<\/span> from<\/span> the<\/span> post<\/span> of<\/span> Director<\/span> of<\/span> International<\/span> Affairs.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Meanwhile,<\/span> Professor<\/span> Imtiaz<\/span> Ahmed<\/span> released<\/span> a<\/span> statement<\/span> on<\/span> April<\/span> 2nd<\/span> outlining<\/span> his<\/span> position<\/span> on<\/span> the<\/span> allegations<\/span> directed<\/span> against<\/span> him.<\/span> In<\/span> a<\/span> statement,<\/span> he<\/span> said,<\/span> \u201cHow<\/span> the<\/span> significance<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> 1971<\/span> genocide<\/span> was<\/span> described<\/span> in<\/span> a<\/span> book<\/span> related<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> 1971<\/span> genocide<\/span> trial<\/span> in<\/span> Bangladesh<\/span> and<\/span> the<\/span> promotion<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> establishment<\/span> of<\/span> a<\/span> genocide<\/span> research<\/span> center<\/span> in<\/span> Bangladesh.<\/span> Is<\/span> it<\/span> possible<\/span> to<\/span> deny<\/span> or<\/span> downplay <\/span>.<\/span>I<\/span> am<\/span> surprised<\/span> that<\/span> such<\/span> complaints<\/span> have<\/span> been<\/span> received.<\/span> I<\/span> think<\/span> some<\/span> parts<\/span> of<\/span> this<\/span> book<\/span> are<\/span> misunderstood<\/span> or<\/span> misunderstood<\/span> somewhere.<\/span> \u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Professional<\/span> BNP<\/span> teacher<\/span> pardoned<\/span> provided<\/span> he<\/span> signs<\/span> bail<\/span>
\n<\/span>A<\/span> report<\/span> by<\/span> social<\/span> sciences<\/span> dean<\/span> Gia<\/span> Rahman<\/span> about<\/span> a<\/span> “hoaxed<\/span> and<\/span> baseless”<\/span> Facebook<\/span> post<\/span> by<\/span> sociology<\/span> professor<\/span> and<\/span> BNP<\/span> advocate<\/span> leader<\/span> ASM<\/span> Amanullah<\/span> was<\/span> also<\/span> addressed<\/span> at<\/span> Sunday’s<\/span> syndication<\/span> meeting.<\/span> was<\/span> given.<\/span> He<\/span> was<\/span> later<\/span> granted<\/span> a<\/span> pardon<\/span> on<\/span> the<\/span> condition<\/span> that<\/span> he<\/span> sign<\/span> a<\/span> letter<\/span> of<\/span> guarantee.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The<\/span> press<\/span> release<\/span> stated,<\/span> \u201cThe<\/span> Syndicate<\/span> believes<\/span> ASM<\/span> Amanullah\u2019s<\/span> Facebook<\/span> post<\/span> was<\/span> an<\/span> attempt<\/span> to<\/span> tarnish<\/span> the<\/span> image<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> government<\/span> and<\/span> education<\/span> policy.<\/span> He<\/span> regretted<\/span> this<\/span> Facebook<\/span> post<\/span> and<\/span> apologized<\/span>\u00a0,<\/span> supported<\/span> his<\/span> petition,<\/span> provided<\/span> that<\/span> he<\/span> signed<\/span> a<\/span> pledge<\/span> to<\/span> no<\/span> longer<\/span> engage<\/span> in<\/span> such<\/span> “irresponsible”<\/span> activities.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

DHAKA(Brussels Independent)-The Dhaka University (DU) authorities have expelled Professor Imtiaz Ahmed from the Faculty of International Relations from further academic activities. The decision was made at a regular syndicate meeting on Sunday after Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s dismissal from two university administrations on charges of defaming and falsifying the history of the liberation war.\u00a0 DU […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6765,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":""},"categories":[381,2419],"tags":[1472,4592,4593,4594,4595,4596,4597],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/PROFIMT.webp","amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6761"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6761"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6761\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6766,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6761\/revisions\/6766"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6765"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6761"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6761"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6761"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}