Teacher claims he interviewed 1.3m people for thesis

A Bangladesh political science teacher claims to have interviewed 1.3 million people for his thesis.

Mohammad Noor Uddin has been awarded a PhD for his research, but Dhaka University has now ordered a probe into his thesis after five fellow teachers made complaints about his claims to have spoken to 1,200 people every day for three years.

Dhaka University vice-chancellor Arefin Siddique explained: "We ordered an inquiry into the thesis work after the dean of the political science faculty and five fellow teachers made complaints.

"A five-man committee led by university's pro-vice chancellor will investigate the matter."