M M Jasim :The government high-ups are unhappy with the Education Ministry for its total failure to bring the government colleges under public universities apparently to reduce the burden on National University (NU). To ensure quality of education Earlier, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on August 31, 2014 gave directives to bring the colleges having honours and masters degree courses under the affiliation of public universities. Two years have already been gone in the meantime but the concerned ministry could not show any progress in this regard. Recently, the authorities for the 3rd time have asked the Education Ministry officials to complete the process as early as possible. The authorities, reportedly, asked the education ministry to make a contemporary work plan on the matter. An official of the Education Ministry wishing anonymity told The New Nation that the PMO was disappointed with the activities of the ministry. “It is highly unexpected that the directives of government high-ups were not followed even after two years,” he said. Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid recently told the journalists that the process to bring the government colleges under public universities is going on. “The ministry is working to implement the order of the PM,” he said. Following the PM’s directives, the University Grants Commission (UGC) on December 8, 2014 formed an eight-member committee, headed by Professor Mohammad Mohabbat Khan, to bring government colleges under the supervision of public
