Rejoinder from University Grants Commission of Bangladesh
An editorial titled “Why more private universities? Authorities do not seem to be serious about quality”, published in The Daily Star on January 14, 2017, has drawn the attention of the University Grants Commision (UGC) of Bangladesh. The editorial mentions that UGC is granting permission for the establishment of an additional 16 private universities. It may be mentioned here that the University Grants Commission does not have any mandate under the Private University Act-2010 to grant permission for establishment of private universities in the country. It is the prerogative of the Ministry of Education. The University Grants Commission only checks the accuracy of the facts and data in the proposal submitted for establishment of private universities to the Education Ministry by the promoters. The establishment of public universities is solely decided by the Government.
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