Fate of NU
The government's plan of abolishing National University (NU) and that of bringing the colleges affiliated with it under public universities, in the wake of widespread instances of its mismanagement, inefficiency and corruption revolving around the autonomous institution, is frustrating. NU, established in 1992, started its mission with an eye to bringing all the University-Colleges under it, so as to make academic activities convenient for the students of these colleges.
But the plan of abolishing, instead of reforming and healing the pains it was suffering from, is simply dumbfounding. Going back to the pre-election campaign, one of the major pledges the present govt. made is to make a corruption-free Bangladesh. So, why should corruption be the main cause of its shutting down? Why hands-up? Can't corruption in all institutions be dealt with an iron hand?
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