A Bangladeshi lawmaker has been expelled from university after reportedly hiring a small class of impersonators to take exams on her behalf.
Tamanna Nusrat, a member of parliament from the ruling Awami League party, is accused of paying up to eight lookalikes to pretend to be her during exams.Test fraud is a common problem in Bangladesh with a history of government addressing the problem at a law enforcement level. Police intercepted a ring of professional exam cheaters in Dhaka, the capital city, in 2012.
"We expelled her because she has committed a crime. A crime is a crime," BOU Vice Chancellor Professor MA Mannan said.