Daffodil International University
Anti-Harassment and Non-Discriminatory Policy
Created in February 2019
Updated in December 2023
Introduction:
Daffodil International University (DIU) is committed to ensure equal rights for the students, faculty members and administrative employees maintaining an impartial attitude and ensuring anti-discrimination & anti-harassment environment. In order to establish proper procedure for making complaint and allegations involving university students and staff, a policy-guidelines are forwarded. The University recognizes and varies the diversity of experiences and expectations of its students and staff and is committed to treating them both academically, administratively and personally, in a fair and transparent manner. The Proctorial Committee of the university is responsible for resolving the incidents.
Objectives:
- To safeguard the interest of students and staff of DIU against discrimination and harassment
- To protect any discrimination due to educational and employment disadvantage
- To ensure non-discrimination for transgender (Hijra in Bengali) people in campus
- To safeguard the interest of persons with disability in campus
- To ensure an impartial, justified, true, fair and conducive environment for university stakeholders
Policy:
- Daffodil International University (DIU) strives to maintain a fair and respectful environment for living, work and study. DIU follows zero tolerance to any indecent activity, discrimination (religion, gender including transgender, ethnicity, age, designation, castes etc.) any kind of harassment (sexually assault against women), violence in the university campuses at any level.
- This policy applies to all students, faculty members and administrative employees of Daffodil International University (including transgender people in campus) to safeguard their interest against any kind of discrimination, violence and harassment.
- No one is allowed to make any discrimination and harassment with anyone including person(s) with disability (any kind of indecent behavior, violence, attitude, treatment, indication, mental harassment, ragging, bullying, fraud, deception, theft, sexual assault which affects the normal movement, education, discussion & activities, receiving university services etc.) inside the campus
- If any student violates the rules of the university, preventive measures will be taken against the offenders(s) to maintain peace and academic environment of the university.
- If anyone faces any discrimination and harassment in any form as mentioned above or beyond, s/he will have to formally make a written complaint to the Complaint Committee of DIU. The list of designated member(s) of the complaint committee of DIU for different campuses is given below:
Name and Designation - Dr. Sharifa Sultana
Chairperson
Email: sharifa@daffodilvarsity.edu.bd
Cell: 01816866925 - Professor Dr. Mehtab Khanam
External Member
Department of Psychology, University of Dhaka - Dr. Sanzida Akhter
External Member
Associate Professor & Chairperson
Department of Women and Gender Studies. University of Dhaka - Dr. Liza Sharmin
Member
Professor & Dean, FHSS and Head, Department of English
Email: liza.eng@diu.edu.bd
Cell: 01726008144 - Professor Dr. Kudrat-E-Khuda Babu
Member
Head, Department of Law and Associate Dean, FHSS
Email: adeanfhss@daffodilvarsity.edu.bd, headlaw@daffodilvarsity.edu.bd
Cell: 01713493063 - Dr. Mohammad Hannan Mahmud Khan
Member
Assistant Professor and Head, Department of Civil Engineering
Email: headce@daffodilvarsity.edu.bd, drhannan.ce@diu.edu.bd
Cell: 01847334748 - Dr. Khadiza Rahman Tanchi
Member
Associate Professor, Department of Business Administration
E-mail: khadiza@daffodilvarsity.edu.bd
Cell: 01738773134, 01847334907 - Ms. Asma Alam
Member
Assistant Professor, Department of English and Provost, Rawshan Ara Scholar’s Garden
Email: asma@diu.edu.bd
Cell: 01711909727 - Ms. Nasima Akter Mukta
Member
Assistant Professor, Department of Nutrition and Food Engineering
Email: nasima.nfe@diu.edu.bd
Cell: 01711184077 - Ms. Naznin Sultana
Member
Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science Engineering
Email: naznin.cse@diu.edu.bd
Cell: 01911540341 - Mst. Murshida Khatun
Member
Assistant Professor, Department of Textile Engineering
Email: murshida@daffodilvarsity.edu.bd
Cell: 01723262662 - Ms. Afsana Begum
Member
Assistant Professor & Coordinator M. Sc. Program, Department of Software Engineering
Email: afsana.swe@diu.edu.bd
Cell: 01717545414 - Ms. Kamrun Nahar Aziz
Member Secretary
Deputy Registrar
Email: registraroffice@daffodilvarsity.edu.bd
Cell: 01713493100 - Ms. Farhana Rahman
Member
Assistant Director
Email: frahman@daffodilvarsity.edu.bd
Cell: 01712058543 - Ms. Shahela Perven Munni
Member
Assistant Registrar
hroffice2@daffodilvarsity.edu.bd
Cell:+8801713493024 - Ms. Fahmi Hasan
Member
Senior Administrative Officer, Students’ Affairs
Email: dsaoffice2@daffodilvarsity.edu.bd , fahmi@daffodilvarsity.edu.bd
Cell: 01811458844 - Ms. Bilkis Khanam
Member
Psychologist
Email: psychologist@daffodilvarsity.edu.bd
Cell: 01847140065 - Ms. Sharmina Hoque
Member
Senior Coordination Officer, Department of JMC
Email: jmcoffice@daffodilvarsity.edu.bd
Cell: 01847334775
- Dr. Sharifa Sultana
- The complaint committee, upon receiving the complaint, will make preliminary scrutiny and if the incidence seems fact to them, they will submit the complaint along with their primary comments to the Disciplinary committee of the University for Detail Investigation and solution to the complaint.
- The Disciplinary Committee, upon receiving the complaint from the Complaint committee, will investigate the issue with due diligence maintaining full care, confidentiality and in a true and fair manner so that justice can be ensured.
- The Disciplinary committee, after a true and fair investigation and depending on the degree of offence, will submit a report along with their recommendation of taking a measure against the rule violator(s) to DIU Management Committee for final decision. Punishment may be warnings, expulsion for one or more semester or expelled for good from the university depending on the gravity of the offence. Guardians will be involved in this process. The degree of measures to be taken in relation to the degree of offences are given below:
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Description of rules violations |
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Gender Harassment/ Eve Teasing |
Sexual harassment or Eve Teasing or transgender harassment is defined as inappropriate, unwanted and unwelcome conduct or behavior of a sexual nature perceived as harassment by the receiver, which has an adverse effect on the dignity of women and men both inside and in certain circumstances outside the University. These cases will be overlooked by the Gender Harassment committee. |
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Discrimination/Harassment for Physical Disability |
Discrimination/Harassment for Physical Disability is defined as any kind of indecent behavior, violence, attitude, treatment, indication, mental harassment, sexual assault which affects the normal movement, education, discussion & activities, receiving university services (including disability services) etc. |
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Ragging and Bullying |
Ragging/Bullying can include: intimidation, humiliation, ridicule or offence; physical threats; exercise of power over another through negative behavior; insulting, abusing, disparaging or intimidating behavior or words' |
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Intolerance/ Racism |
All members of the University are expected to be tolerant and respectful towards others irrespective of race, religion, class, gender creed or status in the University or with the community at large. Any attitude or conduct of an individual or group of individuals failing to be so respectful and tolerant and disrespect to others is an act of intolerance. |
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Fraud/ Deception/Theft |
Providing false information in order to derive benefit by forging of documents, records, etc. is an act of fraud. Fraud includes, but not limited to: knowingly reporting a false emergency; misuse or falsification of university or related documents by actions such as forgery, alteration, or improper transfer; submission of information known by the submitter to be false to a university official. Theft is defined as stealing any resources/devices/instruments which are not owned by him/her or s/he is not allowed to use those resources. |
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Unauthorized Recording |
Recording, storage, sharing, distribution of images, videos or sound by any means without consent is unauthorized recording and is strictly prohibited in the University. |
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Cyber-Crime |
Misbehavior and crimes committed through email, blogs, social networking sites, DIU network or DIU Web Portal, or mobile phones such as: fraud, cheating, identity theft, harassment, pornography, subversive activities, indecent behavior, software and media piracy, web-site vandalism, release of viruses or worms, spam, advertising, spying, hacking and cyber- bullying. |
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- The respective committee will make a case based report as well as a yearly report and submit the reports to the Vice Chancellor of the university. The office of the Registrar will take necessary measures as directed by the Vice Chancellor.
The policy will be widely circulated among all stakeholders of by the Public Relations Section of Daffodil International University.