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Published : 02 Sep 2025, 05:20 PM
Education Advisor Chowdhury Rafiqul Abrar has expressed his concern over the ongoing unrest at different universities across the country, but is optimistic that the issues will soon be met with solutions.
On Tuesday, he said the ministry was aware of the number of untoward incidents that have occurred at various universities across the country in the past few days.
“Of course, it is disrupting normal educational activities to some extent. We are quite concerned about that."
"We believe that any problem can be resolved through dialogue and meetings. That process has begun. They are moving towards a solution. We hope that these issues will be resolved soon. Different parties will be able to understand each other, change their stances and come to a decision that is widely accepted, and the sooner that happens, the better."
Abrar said that the Ministry of Education is in touch with the universities.
"I hope that if any assistance is needed, the ministry will extend it to the institutions."
"We urge everyone to be patient and tolerant so that solutions can be found."
He said no one wants such circumstances to prevail. “Neither the teachers, nor the students, or even the university administration wants this to happen. Hence, we call on everyone to resolve these issues as soon as possible.”
“The local communities are also working on it. We hope to reach a solution soon.”
Students of the engineering and technology universities have been staging protests for the past few days.
In addition, students of Chittagong University became embroiled in repeated clashes with residents of Jobra village, which is adjacent to their campus. Hundreds of people, including students, were injured in the clashes on Saturday night and Sunday afternoon. Two students are currently on life support.
Students of the Faculty of Veterinary Science and the Faculty of Animal Husbandry in Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) have been staging protests for a month to push for their degrees to be combined into a single one.
On Sunday, the protesters locked more than 250 teachers and staff members inside a building at BAU when an academic council meeting failed to agree to their demands.
At one point, in the evening, 250 to 300 outsiders armed with makeshift weapons chased the students away from the scene. The students dispersed, and the outsiders broke the lock, and allowed the besieged staff to leave. Several students and a journalist were reportedly injured in the attack.
The students have protested the attack and have blocked the railway to push for a six-point list of demands.
