Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami has strongly protested the BNP government’s appointment of new vice-chancellors at 11 public universities on May 14, alleging that the selections were made based on political loyalty rather than merit. In a statement issued to the media on Friday, the party’s Secretary General, Mia Golam Porwar, expressed deep concern over what he described as the politicization of higher education institutions.

Porwar stated that the appointments prioritized party allegiance over competence and impartiality, warning that such practices threaten the academic environment and divide teachers and students. He recalled that Jamaat had earlier protested the appointment of partisan administrators to 42 district councils on March 15, calling it contrary to democratic principles. He argued that the government’s actions show a continued effort to bring key state institutions under party control.

Jamaat urged the government to reconsider the appointments and ensure that future university leadership selections are transparent, acceptable, and based on academic qualifications, emphasizing that politicization undermines democracy and education in Bangladesh.