Private universities: a final word

Let's start with her earlier letter where she mentioned there are "lots of" private universities all over the country. And the prosperity of "some" private universities is quite noticeable. Actually "some" can easily be replaced by "a few".

I really could not understand the point "issue of teachers" and related "complaint" in the second paragraph of her letter (18-5-2004).

It is very naïve to say that "good teachers always teach well". A hectic schedule will work as a negative catalyst on their performance.

Now about the forged certificate issue. In fact a conman was acting as a teacher in two of the private universities. I did not elaborate to make the letter short. But I mentioned the source of information. It was not that tough to verify it. No one can awake someone who is pretending to sleep.

Now about the outrageous and outlandish cost of education. Yes, this is one thing (and the other is quality of education delivered) I will always make an objection to. We really need to redefine "the middle class and higher middle-class" of Bangladesh, which is one of the poorest countries in the world. Many of the students belonging to the so called middle class families wait for a year to get admitted into a public university if they fail the first time just because they cannot afford the fees charged by the private universities, and probably for a certificate which has better recognition without any "affiliation".

Now a point I wanted to avoid so far, the quality of intake in the private universities. All I want to say is that DS should run a report on that.

In my other letters, I mentioned the harrowing experience of students reading in a "college" without UGC recognition, the nexus between the private universities and the organisations offering jobs and other related issues. You can make the world a utopia by logic, but it's better to come down to reality and face the truth.

As for myself, I can say that I have got the guts to admit my mistakes and also to protest the "flourishing business" in the name of education where money overshadows the quality of education offered. I have said enough about it. I am not going to write any more letters regarding this issue.