4,150 public university teacher posts vacant: Dipu Moni

Education Minister Dipu Moni today told the parliament that some 4,150 teacher posts are vacant at 43 public universities of the country.

The minister placed the statistic in the House while responding to a tabled question from Awami League MP Didarul Alam (Chattogram-4).

The highest 410 posts of teachers are vacant in Chittagong University, 346 in Rajshahi University, 314 in Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, 310 in Islamic University in Kushtia and 303 in Dhaka University.

Besides, there are 242 vacant posts of teachers in Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP), 213 in Patuakhali Science and Technology University, 151 in Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, 150 in Khulna University of Engineering and Technology, 131 in Chattogram University of Science and Technology, 127 in Jahangirnagar University, 114 in Bangladesh Agricultural University and 106 in Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agriculture University.

The institutes where more than 50 post are also vacant are Khulna University, National University, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Medical University, Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University, Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University, Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Noakhali Science and Technology University, Jatiya Kabi Kazi Nazrul Islam University, Chattogram Veterinary and Animal Science University, and Khulna Agricultural University. 

According to the 46th annual report 2019 of Bangladesh University Grants Commission, there are 297,957 students and 15,293 teachers at 40 public universities, said the minister.

Besides, the number of students and teachers are 3,578,157 and 231 respectively under three other universities: National University, Open University and Islamic Arabic University.

However, the statistics of seven universities -- Chattogram Medical University, Rajshahi Medical University, Sylhet Medical University, Habiganj Agricultural University, Chandpur Science and Technology University, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman University and Sheikh Hasina Medical University -- are not available as the operations of the institutes did not start by that time, as per the UGC report.