Considering personal freedom and privacy, the authorities of Dhaka University yesterday decided that female students wearing the niqab or the hijab will be identified at examination centres by female teachers and staff.

This decision was made following a meeting of the deans' committee, chaired by DU Vice-Chancellor Professor Niaz Ahmed Khan, as stated in a press release.

The press release was sent by the university's public relations office.

According to the meeting's decision, the assistance of a female assistant proctor will be sought, if necessary, to identify the female students wearing the niqab and the hijab, the release said.

Additionally, the feasibility of implementing a fingerprinting or biometric system for identifying the students will be assessed in due course, it added.