VC post vacant in 29 private varsities, says Education minister

Education Minister Mohibul Hassan Chowd-houry on Sunday said the posts of Vice-Chancellor (VC) of 29 private universities in the country is vacant, reports UNB.
Besides, posts of 80 pro-vice chancellor and 35 treasurer of private universities are vacant, he said in reply to a query of Awami League MP Farida Yasmin in parliament.
The education minister said the government has so far given permission to 114 private universities in the country and of them, 105 universities are running educational programmes.
The government has a plan to make education free up to class VIII in a bid to create access to education for all, said the minister in reply to a query from ruling Awami League MP elected from Chattogram-11 M Abdul Latif. In reply to a written reply, the minister said the Secondary and Higher Education Department is working for that. "It is hoped that this planning will be implemented within a logical period," he added.
Replying to another query, the minister said that currently there are 4,613 educational institutions without MPO facility across the country.