M M Jasim :
The government is going to prepare a list of private universities which have failed to shift their academic activities to the permanent campuses with a view to taking legal action against them, the Education Ministry sources said.
The officials of the Education Ministry said that no more time would be given to those private universities to move to the permanent campuses after June 30.
The Ministry also asked the officials to submit their findings before the deadline. After getting the reports, the Ministry will decide what will be done with them, sources said.
Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid said, “Our motto is not to shut any varsity. We want continuation of academic activities as per rules and regulations. We have extended times again and again.
Twelve universities have already been shifted, some have own lands. Five universities have conflicts in the Board of Trustees. We do not understand the motive of the universities that have not bought lands. We have our children in those universities. If we shut the varsities, they will suffer. We just want to identify the problems. We want to put pressure on the authorities of the universities and take them forward.”
He also said that a high-powered committee was formed with members of the UGC. It would submit its report by June 30 after identifying the problems to address.
An official of the Ministry wishing anonymity told The New Nation that the top bosses of the Ministry had asked the officials to finalise a list of the failed private universities. “We are working to finalise the list. We will inform the Minister and the Secretary about the development time to time,” he said.
The Minister also said that around 56 private universities did not have VC, Pro-VC or Treasurer. They were supposed to propose three names for each post, but they sent one name only. “This committee will scrutinise the matter because a university cannot run without qualified persons. We will not allow it,” he said.
The four-member committee, headed by UGC member Professor Md Akhtar Hossain, would submit its report by June 30 and the government would take action accordingly.
The other members of the committee are UGC member Prof. M Shah Nowaz Ali, Additional Secretary of the Secondary and Higher Education Division of the Education Ministry Abdullah Al Hasan Chowdhury and UGC Deputy Director Jesmin Parvin.
Only 12 private universities out of 51 have gone to their permanent campuses in 24 years. As per law, it has to be done within seven years. Some of the universities have partially started construction work in their own land as they were doing their academic activities of different departments in tin-shed structures.
As per law, the land of the university is supposed to be trouble-free, indivisible and a free-holding, but some of the universities are not abiding by the rule. Presidency University in the capital did not buy any land, while Premier University in Chittagong, Sylhet International University and IBAIS University are brewing with storm in the Board of Trustees.
UGC Chairman Professor Abdul Mannan said, “The government will not tolerate anymore irregularities after June 30. Action would be taken as per the Private University Act-2010.”
The government is going to prepare a list of private universities which have failed to shift their academic activities to the permanent campuses with a view to taking legal action against them, the Education Ministry sources said.
The officials of the Education Ministry said that no more time would be given to those private universities to move to the permanent campuses after June 30.
The Ministry also asked the officials to submit their findings before the deadline. After getting the reports, the Ministry will decide what will be done with them, sources said.
Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid said, “Our motto is not to shut any varsity. We want continuation of academic activities as per rules and regulations. We have extended times again and again.
Twelve universities have already been shifted, some have own lands. Five universities have conflicts in the Board of Trustees. We do not understand the motive of the universities that have not bought lands. We have our children in those universities. If we shut the varsities, they will suffer. We just want to identify the problems. We want to put pressure on the authorities of the universities and take them forward.”
He also said that a high-powered committee was formed with members of the UGC. It would submit its report by June 30 after identifying the problems to address.
An official of the Ministry wishing anonymity told The New Nation that the top bosses of the Ministry had asked the officials to finalise a list of the failed private universities. “We are working to finalise the list. We will inform the Minister and the Secretary about the development time to time,” he said.
The Minister also said that around 56 private universities did not have VC, Pro-VC or Treasurer. They were supposed to propose three names for each post, but they sent one name only. “This committee will scrutinise the matter because a university cannot run without qualified persons. We will not allow it,” he said.
The four-member committee, headed by UGC member Professor Md Akhtar Hossain, would submit its report by June 30 and the government would take action accordingly.
The other members of the committee are UGC member Prof. M Shah Nowaz Ali, Additional Secretary of the Secondary and Higher Education Division of the Education Ministry Abdullah Al Hasan Chowdhury and UGC Deputy Director Jesmin Parvin.
Only 12 private universities out of 51 have gone to their permanent campuses in 24 years. As per law, it has to be done within seven years. Some of the universities have partially started construction work in their own land as they were doing their academic activities of different departments in tin-shed structures.
As per law, the land of the university is supposed to be trouble-free, indivisible and a free-holding, but some of the universities are not abiding by the rule. Presidency University in the capital did not buy any land, while Premier University in Chittagong, Sylhet International University and IBAIS University are brewing with storm in the Board of Trustees.
UGC Chairman Professor Abdul Mannan said, “The government will not tolerate anymore irregularities after June 30. Action would be taken as per the Private University Act-2010.”
