Severe Session Delays Hit Dhaka’s Seven Colleges
- Update Time : 06:47:17 am, Sunday, 23 November 2025
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It was initially discussed, but later a plan emerged to establish a new university for the seven colleges under a “hybrid model.” Under this proposed structure, 40% of classes would be conducted online and 60% in person, while all examinations would be held physically. Unlike the current system, not every college would offer all subjects. Instead, classes would be arranged by schools—similar to faculties—across one or several colleges. The seven colleges would be grouped into four schools to run academic and research activities. Many existing subjects would no longer remain in this model. Once this proposal came forward, objections grew louder. Teachers and higher secondary students oppose the model, while many undergraduate and postgraduate students support it.
Several teachers said they cannot start first-year classes because the new university has not officially been formed yet. However, they face no restrictions in teaching higher secondary and other existing batches.
Professor A.K.M. Elias, Principal of Dhaka College and interim administrator of the proposed Dhaka Central University, told Prothom Alo that the solution is simple: the authorities should establish the university based on the model preferred by teachers and the majority of students. He added that they cannot begin the admission process for the next academic year because the current year’s admission has not yet been completed.
