Bangladesh lawmaker expelled from university after paid impersonators are caught taking her exams

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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. She has since been expelled from the university.

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.

 

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