The authorities of Islamic University in Kushtia cancelled the certificates of the bachelor of business administration and the master's of business administration of a student of the university as an allegation of passing master's despite failing honours was proved.
The decision was made at IU's 256th syndicate meeting with IU vice-chancellor Professor Shaikh Abdus Salam in the chair, said a press release issued by IU acting registrar HM Ali Hasan on Thursday.
Sources said, Shamirul Islam, a student of IU finance and banking department under 2013-14 academic session, has completed his graduation and post graduation from the department in 2017 and 2018 respectively.
He has collected his provisional certificates from the controller of examinations office where he was shown successful.
But when he went to collect his original documents from the controller of examinations office on January 17, 2023, he came to know that he failed in a course of BBA fourth year examination.
According to the university act, a student must pass in his/her honours examinations' if he/she wants to take part in MBA examinations.
Later, the university administration formed a three-member probe body led by IU pro-vice-chancellor Professor M Mahbubur Rahman to look into the matter.
The probe body submitted its investigation report to the university authorities.
Contacted, Shamirul said that he did not know that he had failed in a course. "I was not even informed about the failure. I took out my provisional certificates of graduation and post-graduation from the controller office where I had been shown success."
"My department and IU controller of examinations office could not deny their negligence," he added.
IU pro-vice-chancellor Professor M Mahbubur Rahman said that they cancelled the certificates of both BBA and MBA of Shamirul as an allegation brought against him was proved.
They, however, have decided to give him the opportunity to pass the honours' and masters' by re-examination on humanitarian grounds under special arrangements, he added.