A Dhaka University inquiry has found Prof. Shahiduzzaman of International Relations guilty of sexual misconduct, sources said.

The fact finding committee that submitted its report to the Syndicate yesterday probed the allegation by a female student who complained of sexual abuse by the professor.

The committee also recommended legal action against the accused teacher as per the rules of the university, the sources said.

"As per the rules, a teacher could be sacked for moral turpitude," one university official said of the possible punishment as the policymaking Syndicate sits in an emergency meeting today to discuss the report.

The Syndicate is expected to take a decision regarding the fate of the teacher based on the report, the sources said.

The committee submitted its report to the Vice Chancellor through the Registrar of the university yesterday evening. The committee interviewed at least 17 persons during the 40-day investigation.

The DU authorities had formed the committee on December 7 after an MA student of Public Administration filed a written complaint with the Vice Chancellor.

Prof. Shahadat Ali headed the four-member committee. Other members of the committee were DUTA president AFM Yusuf Haider, Syndicate member Kazi Afroz Jahan Ara and Registrar Muhummad Selim.

The committee also looked into other allegations raised against Shahiduzzaman during the course of investigation.

The DU Syndicate had earlier suspended Prof. Shahiduzzaman on the basis of an interim report of the inquiry committee in the wake of a campaign launched by a section of students under the banner of " Students-Protesting Sexual Harassment."

Meanwhile, several left-leaning student organisations organised processions and rallies on the campus yesterday demanding exemplary punishment to those teachers, found guilty of sexual offences.

Ganotantrik Chhatra Oikya (GCO) staged a sit-in in front of the VC's office at noon to press home its demand.