Darul Ihsan University CERTIFICATES AFTER 2006 INVALID

Students left into uncertainty

The decision of the University Grants Commission (UGC) to shut the Darul Ihsan University (DIU) and cancelling its certificates issued after 2006 has left hundreds of students into uncertainty. The UGC also said that it will not take the responsibility of these students as the court has shut DIU down. But the authorities of one of the four DIU groups said the UGC cannot declare the certificates invalid as the court has not given it the authority to do so.
About the certificates, the High Court (HC) in its order in April this year said: “This court is not making any declaration on the certificates issued by the DIU as to whether those are valid or invalid. It is up to the authorities of the relevant profession and employers of different sectors, be it private or public, to either accept the certificates or dishonour them.”
The court also said: “If any student claims to have suffered any loss or victimised in any form because of pursuing any course in Darul Ihsan University, he/she shall be entitled to a compensation of Tk. 5 lakh. The students, for the said purpose, shall have to approach the person/campus from whom/where he/she received his/her certificate.”
The DIU group, known as the Dhanmondi Group, said it had filed a "leave to appeal" challenging the verdict of the High Court that directed the government to shut down the university. Prof. Abdul Hannan, vice-chancellor (VC) of DIU (Dhanmondi Group), said the government could blame them, but the UGC should not declare the certificates invalid considering the careers of the students. “We will ask the UGC to consider the human aspect. Besides, we will demand that our existing students be tagged to another university or seek special permission so that they can complete their courses,” he added.
Helal Ahmed, Pro-VC of DIU said: “We think our certificates are not invalid as we continued our activities after taking the court’s stay order. Besides, the UGC cannot say the certificates are invalid, as the court has not given it the power to do so. We have already filed a leave to appeal challenging the court’s verdict. The hearing will be held on August 28. We hope to get a positive response."
About their existing students, he said they have told their outer campuses to give them the exact number of students studying there. “The number should be 500–600.”
On Sunday, the UGC chairman, Prof. Abdul Mannan, said: “As the court ordered shutting down of the university, it has been done so. The certificates of Darul Ihsan will be invalid after 2006 as the government shut it down at that time, but they ran the university by a stay order. We will not take the responsibility of the students. We don’t know the exact number of students under the university. It is now the responsibility of the offices that have given jobs to the students based on such certificates.” The UGC said they would not take any responsibility of the students because they had warned them time and again about the problems of the DIU, established in 1989. UGC sources said various irregularities were found, including selling of certificates, in 2006. It recommended to the government that the university should be shut down, and the government did so. But later the university authorities continued its activities after getting a stay order from the court.
But after the High Court’s final verdict on April 13, 2016, the government shut down academic and all other official activities of Darul Ihsan University, the UGC said. UGC sources said the DIU had four groups: Yakub Latif Group (Dhanmondi), Akbar Group (Mirpur), Abul Hossain Group (Uttara) and Syed Ali Naki Group (Savar). Each group had been running a number of outer campuses. They had a total of 135 outer campuses and the government shut down 106 of them in 2006 and the rest 29 after the recent HC verdict, resulting in the complete shutdown of the university.
In its verdict, the High Court said: “Darul Ihsan University is not a university in the eye of the law.”
The court also said that there must not be any university by the name and in the style of Darul Ihsan University in this country. No new permission shall be given by the government to run any university with the name, “Darul Ihsan University”.
The court, however, said it is up to the government whether or not it would issue any “temporary permission letter” and “licence”, if the Darul Ihsan Trust, on formation of a valid Board of Trustees by the civil court or on merger of all the groups, they themselves form one single Darul Ihsan Trust, applies for a “temporary permission letter” and “licence” in a different name.
It also said that if the Savar group and the Dhanmondi group fail to merge into one group towards formation of a single “Darul Ihsan Trust” or if the valid Board of Trustees of the Darul Ihsan Trust is not determined by the civil court, then the government shall take over the assets and property of the “Darul Ihsan Trust” under the relevant legal provisions of the country. Thereafter, the government may transfer the management of the proposed “Syed Ali Ashraf Islamic University” to the Savar Cantonment Board, making the GOC of the said cantonment chairman of the Darul Ihsan Trust. In the midst of all this, students with DIU certificates are worried as to what lies in store for them. They are shuttling between the university authorities and the UGC for a solution. DIU VC Abdul Hannan said: “The students are not at fault. The government can blame us. We are looking for a meeting with the UGC chairman to find a solution. We are under pressure from the students.” UGC sources said everyday, some DIU students are visiting its office to know what would happen to them. Some of the UGC officials said no one can go against the verdict of the court, but the authorities should think from the angle of the students. According to the UGC, DIU had been running 19 different courses under eight departments and had thousands of students. But it was shut down after 10 years. 

 

Darul Ihsan University CERTIFICATES AFTER 2006 INVALID

Students left into uncertainty

The decision of the University Grants Commission (UGC) to shut the Darul Ihsan University (DIU) and cancelling its certificates issued after 2006 has left hundreds of students into uncertainty. The UGC also said that it will not take the responsibility of these students as the court has shut DIU down. But the authorities of one of the four DIU groups said the UGC cannot declare the certificates invalid as the court has not given it the authority to do so. About the certificates, the High Court (HC) in its order in April this year said: This court is not making any declaration on the certificates issued by the DIU as to whether those are valid or invalid. It is up to the authorities of the relevant profession and employers of different sectors, be it private or public, to either accept the certificates or dishonour them. The court also said: If any student claims to have suffered any loss or victimised in any form because of pursuing any course in Darul Ihsan University, he/she shall be entitled to a compensation of Tk. 5 lakh. The students, for the said purpose, shall have to approach the person/campus from whom/where he/she received his/her certificate. The DIU group, known as the Dhanmondi Group, said it had filed a leave to appeal challenging the verdict of the High Court that directed the government to shut down the university. Prof. Abdul Hannan, vice-chancellor (VC) of DIU (Dhanmondi Group), said the government could blame them, but the UGC should not declare the certificates invalid considering the careers of the students. We will ask the UGC to consider the human aspect. Besides, we will demand that our existing students be tagged to another university or seek special permission so that they can complete their courses, he added. Helal Ahmed, Pro-VC of DIU said: We think our certificates are not invalid as we continued our activities after taking the courts stay order. Besides, the UGC cannot say the certificates are invalid, as the court has not given it the power to do so. We have already filed a leave to appeal challenging the courts verdict. The hearing will be held on August 28. We hope to get a positive response. About their existing students, he said they have told their outer campuses to give them the exact number of students studying there. The number should be 500600. On Sunday, the UGC chairman, Prof. Abdul Mannan, said: As the court ordered shutting down of the university, it has been done so. The certificates of Darul Ihsan will be invalid after 2006 as the government shut it down at that time, but they ran the university by a stay order. We will not take the responsibility of the students. We dont know the exact number of students under the university. It is now the responsibility of the offices that have given jobs to the students based on such certificates. The UGC said they would not take any responsibility of the students because they had warned them time and again about the problems of the DIU, established in 1989. UGC sources said various irregularities were found, including selling of certificates, in 2006. It recommended to the government that the university should be shut down, and the government did so. But later the university authorities continued its activities after getting a stay order from the court. But after the High Courts final verdict on April 13, 2016, the government shut down academic and all other official activities of Darul Ihsan University, the UGC said. UGC sources said the DIU had four groups: Yakub Latif Group (Dhanmondi), Akbar Group (Mirpur), Abul Hossain Group (Uttara) and Syed Ali Naki Group (Savar). Each group had been running a number of outer campuses. They had a total of 135 outer campuses and the government shut down 106 of them in 2006 and the rest 29 after the recent HC verdict, resulting in the complete shutdown of the university. In its verdict, the High Court said: Darul Ihsan University is not a university in the eye of the law. The court also said that there must not be any university by the name and in the style of Darul Ihsan University in this country. No new permission shall be given by the government to run any university with the name, Darul Ihsan University. The court, however, said it is up to the government whether or not it would issue any temporary permission letter and licence, if the Darul Ihsan Trust, on formation of a valid Board of Trustees by the civil court or on merger of all the groups, they themselves form one single Darul Ihsan Trust, applies for a temporary permission letter and licence in a different name. It also said that if the Savar group and the Dhanmondi group fail to merge into one group towards formation of a single Darul Ihsan Trust or if the valid Board of Trustees of the Darul Ihsan Trust is not determined by the civil court, then the government shall take over the assets and property of the Darul Ihsan Trust under the relevant legal provisions of the country. Thereafter, the government may transfer the management of the proposed Syed Ali Ashraf Islamic University to the Savar Cantonment Board, making the GOC of the said cantonment chairman of the Darul Ihsan Trust. In the midst of all this, students with DIU certificates are worried as to what lies in store for them. They are shuttling between the university authorities and the UGC for a solution. DIU VC Abdul Hannan said: The students are not at fault. The government can blame us. We are looking for a meeting with the UGC chairman to find a solution. We are under pressure from the students. UGC sources said everyday, some DIU students are visiting its office to know what would happen to them. Some of the UGC officials said no one can go against the verdict of the court, but the authorities should think from the angle of the students. According to the UGC, DIU had been running 19 different courses under eight departments and had thousands of students. But it was shut down after 10 years.