Nearly 4,200 teacher posts in public universities vacant

Some 4,150 posts of teachers are vacant in 43 public universities in Bangladesh, Education Minister Dipu Moni told the parliament on Monday 15 November, reports Dhaka Tribune. She made the remarks in response to a question tabled by Awami League’s Chittagong-4 lawmaker Didarul Alam.

The highest number of 410 are vacant in the University of Chittagong, 346 vacant in Rajshahi University, 314 vacant 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, 213 vacant posts in Patuakhali Science and Technology University, 151 in Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, 150 in Khulna University of Engineering and Technology, 131 in University of Science and Technology Chittagong, 127 vacant posts in Jahangirnagar University, 114 in Bangladesh Agricultural University and 106 vacant posts in Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University.
Full report on the Dhaka Tribune site