The Ministry of Education of Bangladesh has directed that in all private schools and colleges where the tenure of ad hoc committees has expired, the Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) will serve as the acting president at the upazila level, and the Deputy Commissioner (DC) or their representative will assume the role at the district level. The directive was issued through a circular on Saturday, November 15, under Article 69 of the ‘Regulations of Governing Bodies and Managing Committees of Non-Government Educational Institutions, 2024’. The ministry explained that this decision follows a High Court order that temporarily suspended, for three months, an earlier circular issued on September 8 regarding the formation of ad hoc and regular committees under the same regulations. The new instruction aims to ensure uninterrupted administrative and academic operations in affected institutions until further notice.