Transcript and students' sufferings
Transcript is essential for students who want to study abroad. But some Dhaka University staff make profit on this. I'm also a sufferer. I visited Bangladesh in August, 2008. I deposited Tk. 800 on Janata Bank for a transcript. I submitted all necessary papers to DU staff to issue the transcript on August 21, 2008 and they were supposed to send it within a month. Till today, nothing was sent. I called the staff twice in the month of October, 2008 from here (Canada) spending my scholarship money. In December, 2008 I sent one of my friends to the staff to get information. Every time they told that my transcript would be sent soon. From May, 2009 my father, who is 65 years old, is going to that man. Till today, my father met with him about 10 times, but with no outcome.
I'm living abroad for the last four years. I talked with many Dhaka University alumni. Most of the alumni have very bad experience. Some of them failed to get transcript. You can't imagine how the students are suffering. Most of the foreign universities want transcript issued directly from Dhaka University to that university. They don't consider open transcript that can be had easily from DU.
I travelled to different parts of the world as a student or researcher. I found most of the universities around the world issue transcripts free of cost or charge a nominal price. Transcript is important not only for a student, it is a free advertisement for the university. I think DU authorities are not knowledgeable enough to realize this fact.
I will appreciate if The Daily Star probes the matter.
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