JU teacher jailed for maligning PM terminated

The Jahangirnagar University authorities have sacked its two teachers -- one for being convicted over a "derogatory" remark against the prime minister while another for being absent for four years.

Md Ruhul Amin Khandakar was an assistant professor while Mufti Mahmud, lecturer of the Institute of Information Technology of the university.

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The decision came from a syndicate meeting on Monday, chaired by JU VC Prof Farzana Islam, said JU Registrar Abu Bakr Siddique.

Ruhul Amin posted a "derogatory" status neglecting Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Facebook in 2011, said the registrar.

On August 12, 2015, a Dhaka court jailed him for three years in a case filed for the comment.

Mahmud, who is currently in the UK, had been absent since December 24, 2011 without any leave, said the registrar.