On the back of controversies regarding his educational background, the University of Dhaka (DU) Senate members have called for cancelling the doctoral degree in business administration awarded to former inspector general of police (IGP) Benazir Ahmed in 2019 as he did not fulfill enrolment qualifications.
DU Senate member (registered graduate) Ranajit Kumar Saha placed a proposal in this regard while speaking at the annual session of the Senate in the Nabab Nawab Ali Chowdhury Senate Bhaban of then university yesterday (26 June).
Senate member Professor Dr ABM Obaidul Islam also supported the proposal.
According to media reports, Benazir obtained a doctorate (Doctor of Business Administration) from the Faculty of Business Studies at DU in 2019.
However, Benazir was not even qualified for the PhD programme. Some teachers alleged that the admission requirements were relaxed for the then police chief, violating rules.
A candidate has to have a bachelor`s degree with at least 50 percent marks in every public examination to apply for the PhD programme, which Benazir did not have.
