Staff Reporter :The Vice-Chancellors and the senior teachers of public universities on Saturday underscored the need for stopping partisan attitude among the teachers with a view to eliminating militancy and terrorism from the varsity campuses. Many of the public university teachers are busy with the partisan politics. Most of them do not take care of their students. Some of them are busy with earning money outside the campus. It should be stopped, they said.They said this at a view-exchange meeting with the Education Ministry and the University Grants Commission (UGC) in the International Mother Language Institution in the city. The Education Ministry and the UGC jointly organised the programme aiming to root out the militancy from the public university campuses across the country. Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid presided over the meeting while Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal attended it as the chief guest. Vice-Chancellor of Rajshahi University Professor Md Mizan Uddin said, the teachers should think that what they are actually teaching the students. What is the outcome of the teaching? The teachers have been divided into many parts. That is why sometimes the disciples of extreme groups are being appointed as teachers, he said.Vice-Chancellor of Jahangirnagar University Professor Farzana Islam said, it will be impossible to prepare the students against any irregularities if the teachers lose their original path, if they forget their responsibility. The teachers have to stop earning money from outside the campus depriving of the students, she said. Vice-Chancellor of Maulana Bhashani Science and Technology University Md Alauddin said, the terrorism is a global problem. The Jamaat-Shibir implements the assignment of the terrorist groups in the country. The teachers will have to be more conscious against the terrorism. “The university teachers are involved in dirty politics. They must stop it in the interest of the country’s higher education,” he said. Bangladesh Teachers Federation of Associations Secretary General Professor Maksud Kamal said, there are many problems in the universities. Only united efforts can resolve those problems. Vice-Chancellor of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) Professor Kamrul Islam said, the relations between teachers and students should be enahanced. United movement of the teachers can contribute to enhancing overall educational standard in the country.Vice-Chancellor of National University Professor Harun-or-Rashid said, the students are doing many things on the varsity campus. The teachers should monitor all the activities of the students. If any irregularity is found, they must take immediate action against the related students. He also said that no VC can ignore his or her responsibility. If any one fails to control anything he or she should resign from the post, he said. UGC Chairman Professor Abdul Mannan said, the private university students are not only involved in militancy but many students of public universities are involved in such heinous activities. He also called upon the VCs and senior teachers of public universities and all the teachers across the country to observe human chain against the militancy at a time on August 1. Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal said, militancy is not only the problem of Bangladesh, it is the global problem. The problem also prevails in all the developed countries like Germany, China and USA.He called upon the university teachers to work more to eliminate the militancy from the society. “We will win in the war,” he hoped. Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid said, the Education Ministry declared the war against the militancy and terrorism. “We definitely will be able to remove the evil elements from the educational institutions,” he said. “We sat with the private university teachers, government college principals, senior teachers of public universities. We will hold a meeting with the madrasah teachers on July 24 and with the Arabic University administration on July 30. We will continue it until the militancy roots out,” the minister said. Senior Home Secretary Md Mozammel Hoque, Education Secretary Sohrah Hossain, among others, were present at the programme.
