Nahid warns pvt varsities to fulfill conditions

Staff Correspondent, Savar: Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid warned that legal action will be taken against the private universities which have failed to fulfill their conditions to run the university following the guidelines set by the government.

The minister came up with the warning while addressing the 6th convocation of Daffodil International University (DIU) at Dattapara under Savar upazila in Ashulia on Wednesday noon.

Nahid said, "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."

Nahid said a significant progress has been made in the education sector in the past eight years as the government is working sincerely to expand and improve quality of education in the country.

The government has taken massive programmes to enhance quality of education as it is the prime challenge in the education sector, the minister added.

A total of 3,473 graduates received certificates from the education minister during the convocation. Besides, 13 graduates were given gold medal for their outstanding result.

In the convocation, the Education Minister represented President Abdul Hamid, also the Chancellor of the university.

Chairman of University Grants Commission (UGC) Prof. Abdul Mannan, DIU Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Yusuf Mahbubul Islam and Chairman of DIU Trustee Md Sabur Khan, among others, spoke on the convocation.

risingbd/SAVAR/Feb 22, 2017/Safiul Islam Sakib/Amirul