It also wants to make the UGC approval mandatory by incorporating the provision into the Private University Act. The committee also wants changes in the law to appoint private university vice-chancellors, pro vice-chancellors and treasurers. The standing committee discussed on Sunday a report presented by a sub-committee formed in 2015 to review the Private University Act. But, it was later dropped when objections came from the private university founders and entrepreneurs. It proposed forming committees at the private universities on the prevention of sexual harassment.

Source: bd News24 October 09, 2017 21:22 UTC