by Arafat Rahaman in The Daily Star, Aug 28, 2023Academic activities at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Science and Technology University in Gopalganj are being severely hampered due to a shortage of basic infrastructure and teachers. Established in 2011, the BSMRSTU currently has only 284 teachers for a total of 10,845 students enrolled across 34 departments. The university with its student-to-teacher ratio of 38:1 falls short of meeting the University Grants Commission’s recommended ratio of 16:1…
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By Saman Indrajith in The Island, Aug 21, 2023Teachers of English, Mathematics, and Information Technology are among those who are migrating in large numbers, the JVP-led Ceylon Teacher Services Union (CTSU) has said, adding that around 5,000 teachers have left the country during the past nine months alone. CTSU General Secretary Mahinda Jayasinghe said some teachers had resigned and others had obtained leave to go overseas for employment. “This is bound to deal a crippling…
By Anup Ojha in The Kathmandu Post, June 20, 2023Police on Monday briefly detained Tribhuvan University assistant professor Prem Chalaune after he launched a hunger strike inside the premises of the Kathmandu District Court. He was protesting last week’s government decision to withdraw a case against a group of students who physically assaulted him three years ago. Police said Chalaune was arrested shortly after he and his supporters ‘created disturbance’ inside the District Court premises.…
Report in The Kathmandu Post, May 23, 2023Following complaints that Tribhuvan University teachers are involved in party politics, the Election Commission has sought clarification from the TU administration. The commission has asked whether the teachers at the university were involved in party politics and if yes why they were allowed to do so. The constitutional commission has also written to the respective parties asking whether they had assigned any responsibility of the party to the…
by S Dilip Roy in The Daily Star, Dec 23, 2022Teachers and officials engaged in temple-based pre-primary education programmes in Lalmonirhat are in trouble as they are not getting salaries for 18 months. There are 77 temple-based pre-primary schools in 77 temples in five upazilas of Lalmonirhat district where 30-50 students study in each school every day from 9:00am to 12:30pm. According to the sources at Hindu Dharma Kalyan Trust, a 3-year temple-based children and…