Teacher shortage plagues Islamic University | News

ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY, Kushtia, Oct 6, 2025 (BSS) - Lack of adequate teachers has severely hampered usual academic activities of Islamic University (IU) in Kushtia, with the crisis escalated especially after the introduction of the semester system.The IU couldn't even meet half of the number of teachers required to run academic activities. Consequently, students are deprived of quality education, leading to session jams and other academic and administrative complications. Moreover, many departments have hired guest teachers to continue classes and examinations. Many a number of department chairmen alleged lack of goodwill of the university administration to recruit new teachers. On the other hand, the administration issued a recruitment circular for 59 posts but was suspended as the University Grants Commission (UGC)...