'DU new students, teachers to be brought under dope test'

The Dhaka University authorities will conduct dope tests on its new students and teachers every year in a bid to keep the campus free from drugs, reports UNB.

The decision was taken at a syndicate meeting at the Nabab Nawab Ali Chowdhury Senate building of the university on Tuesday evening with vice chancellor Md Akhtaruzzaman in the chair.

A committee headed by Dhaka Medical College principal Titu Miah has been formed to formulate the policy regarding the matter.

DU Pro-VC (Education) prof ASM Maksud Kamal said, "A committee has been formed to implement the decision taken at the syndicate meeting. The committee will formulate the policies to implement the decision."

Professor Titu Miah said, “The university itself requires equipment and manpower to conduct the tests. The dope tests will be carried out during the recruitment of teachers and the admission of students in the university every year.”

The committee is trying to work out whether the tests will be conducted at the university or at another institute, he added.