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Published : 02 Dec 2025, 01:14 AM
Teachers protesting the proposed Dhaka Central University Ordinance have announced a mass gathering on Tuesday, calling for the “schooling system” to be struck out from the draft.
The announcement came from a media briefing held by the “Seven Colleges Autonomy Protection Council” on Monday. The gathering will be held on the premises of the Shikkha Bhaban.
The agitating teachers said the ordinance must be issued so that only members of the BCS education cadre are included in all administrative and academic positions under the proposed new university structure.
Mahfil Ara Begum, the convener of the council, announced their decision to form human chains and hold media briefings at all government colleges across the country on Tuesday.
The next day, she said, a daylong work stoppage will be enforced at the seven colleges, including the suspension of public examinations.
On Dec 6, Mahfil Ara said members of the BCS general education cadre from across the country will hold a mass rally at the Central Shaheed Minar.
The agitating teachers warned of an indefinite full-scale strike if the final ordinance is issued, ignoring their demands.
Responding to students' demand, the government is at the final stage of forming Dhaka Central University, comprising the seven colleges in Dhaka. But the process to launch the university is met with undergraduate students, higher secondary students, and teachers of these colleges taking opposing stances on it.
Teachers of government colleges, particularly those in the BCS general education cadre, fear the draft university ordinance may undermine their fundamental rights, including opportunities for promotion.
At the same time, current students of the seven Dhaka colleges are pushing for the ordinance to begin classes, which have been delayed for the 2024–25 academic year.
The Ministry of Education released the draft ordinance on Sept 24, proposing an “interdisciplinary” university structure that divides the seven colleges into four schools while keeping higher secondary education active.
Mahfil Ara warned the new university model risks reducing government college capacity, pushing students towards high-fee private universities, and accelerating the commercialisation of education.
She said academic activities cannot start without the final ordinance, syllabus, and administrative structure.
