The New Nation - Internet Edition

BSS, Dhaka

The number of foreign students at the Dhaka University (DU) has been declined over the last 12 years.

Some teachers and students are also in the opinion that political unrest, session jam, indifferent attitude of the university authorities and lack of sincerity on the part of the teachers are the main reasons behind the reduction in number of foreign students. "We do not have any foreign students in our department," said Mansur Alam, a student of DU Management Studies Department.

"There is no full-fledged admission office for local and foreign students who want to get admitted to the university throughout the year," said Dr Shahid Uddin Ahmed, a professor of the Department of Management Studies.

"The admission system at the DU is not organised. There is no reserve quota for foreign students and there is no separate provision for admission of the foreign students at the university," he added.

"Foreign students do not have to appear in the admission test. All they have to do is to fulfil the requirements of admission," he said adding "most foreign students at the International Hall are studying technical subjects, with only a few taking other subjects."