Dhaka, Nov. 13 -- The administration of Dhaka University has suspended five security guards following an incident in which locks were placed allegedly by members of the banned student front of the Awami League on gates at five campus locations.

A statement from the university's public relations office on Thursday said the guards were temporarily dismissed for negligence in duty.

The suspended guards are- Md. Shah Alam (IER), Md. Selim (IER), Md. Sangram Hossain (between Fine Arts faculty gates), Md. Shafiqul Islam (Nutrition and Food Science), and Md. Ali Ahmed (back gate of Curzon Hall).

According to the university, the guards were on duty from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. on Nov. 11. During inspections by the Proctorial Security Mobile Team, ne...