PhD degrees from pvt varsities not recognised

The government said on Thursday private universities in Bangladesh are not authorised to award PhD degrees, reports bdnews24.com.

That makes the doctorate degrees they conferred on the students until now unrecognised.

The Ministry of Education released a statement to this end on Wednesday. There are 77 private universities in the country approved by the ministry and the University Grants Commission (UGC).

There are allegations that some of these universities confer PhDs in a short time for a good deal of money aside from their 'certificate business.'

Education Secretary Nazrul Islam Khan ordered issuance of the statement on Wednesday after the ministry received letters.