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The outgoing vice-chancellor of Rajshahi University has violated the constitution, university law, and a government embargo by appointing 137 teachers and staffers on the last day of his office, found a probe committee. RU VC Prof M Abdus Sobhan was involved in a "punishable offence", said the probe committee members and education ministry officials. The probe report that was submitted to the top officials of the Secondary and Higher Education Division yesterday also recommended imposing a ban ...

Outgoing Rajshahi University Vice Chancellor Prof M Abdus Sobhan violated a ministerial embargo by appointing 137 teachers and staffers on his last day in office yesterday, giving rise to daylong chaos and clashes on the campus. After  news of the recruitments leaked around noon, a clash ensued between  leaders and activists of RU Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) who went to  the campus to receive appointment letters and a city unit BCL group,  which opposed the recruitments. Shortly afterwa...

The education ministry termed Thursdays recruitments illegal. According to records, 52 teachers and 191 other employees were recruited in the four-year tenure of Prof Sobhan. Several senior teachers of the university said the situation was created due to gross violation of the Rajshahi University Act 1973, which makes it mandatory to appoint the VC from a panel of three individuals nominated by the Senate. "Instead of following the rules, VCs are being appointed through executive orders," Prof ...

  RU Correspondent, DU Correspondent, Rajshahi Correspondent,  bdnews24.com Published: 06 May 2021 10:42 PM BdST Updated: 06 May 2021 10:42 PM BdST The government has launched an investigation into alleged irregularities by Professor M Abdus Sobhan, the outgoing vice-chancellor of Rajshahi University. "); } The education ministry formed a four-strong committee on Thursday after clashes over mass recruitments by Prof Sobhan on his last day in office that the government said were illegal. Pol...

Cut cost of doing business to compete in post-LDC era Says CPD at a dialogue Star Business Report Star Business Report Bangladesh needs to reduce the cost of doing business locally to be more competitive globally in the post-LDC era as the country will face duties on exports because of the erosion of trade privileges, said a noted economist yesterday. Mustafizur Rahman, a distinguished fellow of the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), speaks at a dialog...

Public Varsities: Tenure of 12 VCs Ends Soon Aspirants lobbying to get appointed Md Solamain Salman 5th February, 2021 10:06:06 As tenure of vice-chancellors (VCs) of 12 public universities is going to end soon, many pro-government teachers are now lobbying the government high-ups to get appointed as VC. The aspiring teachers have started lobbying the policymakers at the Education Ministry and Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) for getting appointment to the universities. The post of vice-chancell...

  Staff Correspondent,  bdnews24.com Published: 28 Jan 2021 02:08 PM BdST Updated: 28 Jan 2021 02:12 PM BdST Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s ideology of separating religion from politics to establish a society based on equality is as relevant as ever today, said Nobel Laureate Prof Amartya Sen. "); } Speaking at a virtual seminar organised by the South Asia Centre of London School of Economics on Wednesday, marking the birth centenary of Bangabandhu, the prominent economist said Banga...

Rajshahi University Vice-Chancellor Prof M Abdus Sobhan has "assured" Chhatra League men that they would get the "highest priorities" in getting jobs at the university. Prof Sobhan, while talking to a group of BCL leaders who kept him confined to his residence on the university campus demanding jobs at the university, also said BCL men would "not miss" jobs at the university. The Daily Star obtained an audio clip of the conversation in which he was assuring the protesting BCL men in the early h...