Pvt varsities flouting rules will face legal action: Nahid

Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid said on Wednesday the government will take legal action against the private universities which have failed to fulfill their conditions to run the institutions under the rules of the Private University Act-2010, reports BSS.

Some of the private universities are yet to fulfill their conditions as per the Act and they have to face legal action after the scheduled timeframe," he told the 7th convocation of Daffodil International University (DIU) on its permanent campus in Savar.

Mr Nahid said: "You (students) are the future of the country. So, you have to be good citizens through acquiring knowledge to boost development process for building a prosperous Bangladesh."

Chairman of University Grants Commission (UGC) Prof Abdul Mannan, DIU Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Yousuf Mahbubul Islam and Chairman of DIU Trustee Board Sabur Khan addressed the event.

Mr Nahid urged the authorities concerned to ensure congenial academic atmosphere at all educational institutions to make those free from all sorts of terror activities.

"Both public and private universities should be centre of excellence for practicing new knowledge...Without ensuring good academic atmosphere, it is not possible to improve quality of tertiary education," he added.

The minister said a remarkable progress has been made in the education sector as the government is working sincerely to expand and improve quality of education in the country.

The government has expanded the opportunity of higher education across the country for all students, he said adding, "Students are easily receiving higher education as we have expanded facilities for higher education up to the upazila level."