Service rules for pvt varsity teachers soon

A service rule would go a long way in protecting the teachers’ interest

The government will put in place service rules for teachers of private universities to protect their interests. The teachers have complained for long that their jobs are not secure, as there is no law or guideline to protect their jobs and guarantee benefits at the end of their services. Saiful Islam, a lecturer in the law department of Dhaka International University, told The Independent: “Many teachers leave the profession as their jobs are not secure. Our jobs largely depend on the whims of one or two persons of the university.”
Teachers are allegedly often terminated based on unfounded allegations, without any investigation. They have to face the humiliation in silence. They cannot even challenge the authority, as there is no law to protect them, noted Islam.
“Teachers lose their jobs on flimsy grounds. In most cases, the allegations are not even investigated. Teachers leave the university without getting any benefits because there is no law or guideline to protect them,” he added.
Moreover, the teachers do not get benefits like pension, gratuity and so on. Though some private universities provide a few benefits, those are not enough. Many of them get no extra benefits if they take additional classes or courses.
The government’s decision comes in the wake of these repeated complaints.
At present, there are 93 private universities in the country.
According to the 42nd annual report 2015 of the University Grants Commission (UGC), there were 15,058 teachers in 85 private universities. Of them, 10,188 were full-time teachers and 4,870 part-time teachers.
Of the full-timers, 708 were professors, 564 associate professors, 2,178 assistant professors, 6,512 lecturers and 226 teaching assistants. Of the part-timers, 1,410 were professors, 768 associate professors, 917 assistant professors, 1,517 lecturers and 258 teaching assistants.
“A service rule would go a long way in protecting the teachers’ interest. It would then be difficult to terminate them on baseless allegations. They can also get some benefits after retirement,” Islam said.
Mahmudul Huq, an assistant professor at the Business Administration department of ASA University of Bangladesh, agreed. “A service rule would strengthen the interests of teachers. They would feel more secure,” he said.
UGC chairman Prof. Abdul Mannan told The Independent that they have felt the need for such a guideline for long. They are now working on the compulsory service rule for teachers of private
universities. It would be enforced soon, he said.
“Every profession has service rules to protect the interests of the employees. We want to make a compulsory guideline for private university teachers because their jobs are not secure in most cases,” he added.
“When a teacher is terminated on a lame excuse, he/she is humiliated socially and also deprived of financial benefits. This guideline would include recruitment, promotion, gratuity and retirement benefits for teachers,” he mentioned.

Service rules for pvt varsity teachers soon

A service rule would go a long way in protecting the teachers interest

The government will put in place service rules for teachers of private universities to protect their interests. The teachers have complained for long that their jobs are not secure, as there is no law or guideline to protect their jobs and guarantee benefits at the end of their services. Saiful Islam, a lecturer in the law department of Dhaka International University, told The Independent: Many teachers leave the profession as their jobs are not secure. Our jobs largely depend on the whims of one or two persons of the university. Teachers are allegedly often terminated based on unfounded allegations, without any investigation. They have to face the humiliation in silence. They cannot even challenge the authority, as there is no law to protect them, noted Islam. Teachers lose their jobs on flimsy grounds. In most cases, the allegations are not even investigated. Teachers leave the university without getting any benefits because there is no law or guideline to protect them, he added. Moreover, the teachers do not get benefits like pension, gratuity and so on. Though some private universities provide a few benefits, those are not enough. Many of them get no extra benefits if they take additional classes or courses. The governments decision comes in the wake of these repeated complaints. At present, there are 93 private universities in the country. According to the 42nd annual report 2015 of the University Grants Commission (UGC), there were 15,058 teachers in 85 private universities. Of them, 10,188 were full-time teachers and 4,870 part-time teachers. Of the full-timers, 708 were professors, 564 associate professors, 2,178 assistant professors, 6,512 lecturers and 226 teaching assistants. Of the part-timers, 1,410 were professors, 768 associate professors, 917 assistant professors, 1,517 lecturers and 258 teaching assistants. A service rule would go a long way in protecting the teachers interest. It would then be difficult to terminate them on baseless allegations. They can also get some benefits after retirement, Islam said. Mahmudul Huq, an assistant professor at the Business Administration department of ASA University of Bangladesh, agreed. A service rule would strengthen the interests of teachers. They would feel more secure, he said. UGC chairman Prof. Abdul Mannan told The Independent that they have felt the need for such a guideline for long. They are now working on the compulsory service rule for teachers of private universities. It would be enforced soon, he said. Every profession has service rules to protect the interests of the employees. We want to make a compulsory guideline for private university teachers because their jobs are not secure in most cases, he added. When a teacher is terminated on a lame excuse, he/she is humiliated socially and also deprived of financial benefits. This guideline would include recruitment, promotion, gratuity and retirement benefits for teachers, he mentioned.