APUB against new private university ordinance
Members of the Association of Private Universities of Bangladesh (APUB) yesterday strongly protested the government move, saying some of the rules in the proposed private university ordinance-2008 will change the basic structures of the universities.
The country's private universities run on the based of Private University Act 1992 and its amendment 1998 but there is no need to enact new act, they added.
“We welcome the government if they move to amend the Private University Act 1992 and Amendment 1998. There is no need to formulate a new act for operating the private universities,” said APUB Chairman Abul Quasem Haider at a press conference at DRU auditorium in the city.
APUB chairman, also founder chairman of Eastern University, said the expansion of higher education would be hampered if government does not withdraw the proposed ordinance.
Denying the allegations that some private universities are involved in unholy practices like selling certificates and offering sub-standard education, IUBAT Vice Chancellor Prof M Alimullah Miyan said most of the private universities impart quality education. For this reason, the number of students in private universities is increasing every year.
“We strongly protest the government move to promulgate a new ordinance as some of the points will change the basic structures of private universities,” he added.
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