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UGC prepares guidelines for new public universities

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News Desk : dhakamirror.com The University Grants Commission of Bangladesh took an initiative to prepare a guideline on the introduction of academic activities in new public universities to ensure quality education. The guideline formation committee held its first meeting on Monday, where the participants observed that many public universities had been starting academic activities without … Read more

America Bangladesh University has no legal basis: UGC

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UGC has advised students not to take admission in the university News Desk : dhakamirror.com The University Grants Commission of Bangladesh has said there is no legal basis for the activities of America Bangladesh University and has advised students not to get admission in the university. UGC has made this suggestion in response to the … Read more

How many poor students at pvt universities studying for free? HC asks

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The High Court today (May 30, 2022) wanted a report on how many underprivileged students and children of freedom fighters have received the opportunity to study at private universities without paying tuition fees since 2010 under the relevant law.
The University Grants Commission (UGC) has been ordered to submit the report to the

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UGC approves Tk 10,444 cr budget for 50 public universities

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The University Grants Commission today approved a budget of Tk 10,444 crore for 50 public universities of the country for 2022-23 fiscal year.
It also approved Tk 71.67 crore budget for itself for the same fiscal year, UGC said in a statement.
Of the amount for 50 public universities, the size of revenue budget is Tk 6,023 crore and

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Law more honoured in the breach in pvt univs

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Repeated UGC warnings fall flat
None of the private universities, set up since 1992, have received permanent certification, or permission, as they they have not fully adhered to the Private University Act in 21 years, the University Grants Commission said. Most of them have continued flouting the law. They have yet to move to own campuses, which they were supposed to do in seven years after establishment. They

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UGC worried

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The University Grants Commission (UGC) yesterday expressed deep concern over the current instabilities at different public universities including Buet, Jahangirnagar University (JU), Pabna University of Science and Technology (PUST) and Rajshahi University (RU).
At a full commission meeting, the UGC formed a three-member committee to look

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