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Bangladesh
Campus politics to be banned for good
2007-04-05
The government has initiated a move for a permanent ban on politics of students and teachers in public universities and colleges, in a significant bid to restore proper atmosphere for education. Since January 11, all political activities have remained banned under the emergency rules while the University Grants Commission (UGC) is drafting a law that will restrict politics in educational institutions even after the state of emergency is withdrawn, sources said. The education ministry that directed drafting the law, identified students' and teachers' politics as a major obstacle to suitable atmosphere for education.
Posted by:Fred

#5  #4 Jan - I'm all for offending these idiots.

They offend the hell out of me.
Posted by: Barbara Skolaut   2007-04-05 22:54  

#4  how long do you think it'll take for this mentality to reach the US?

Yes let's not offend anyone for God's sake.

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Posted by: Jan from work   2007-04-05 20:39  

#3  I think the problem they're addressing here is also one of the bands of fascisti running around under the banners of political parties, beating up people who don't agree with them. It's not quite as pronounced as the problems at good olde P.U., but then, things in Punjab are always more pronounced. Instead of actually going to classes, they're striking, demonstrating, staging processions, obstructing traffic, and having fistfights.
Posted by: Fred   2007-04-05 17:05  

#2  CyberSarge - you went to universities in Bangladesh?
Posted by: 3dc   2007-04-05 11:10  

#1  Technically I am against such a ban. Academia is just the place where such discussions should take place as long as there is level playing field and both sides are presented. I donÂ’t think that a math teacher needs to opine his/her personal view on the GWOT in order to teach math. But there is a place and time for everything. I went to many colleges and I count on one hand the number of instructors that I could pin down their political leanings. Today it seems that Academia has to declare their politics first and then teach the subject. To warp a phrase from Laura Inghram “Shut up and teach.”
Posted by: Cyber Sarge   2007-04-05 11:04  

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