Admission of New Students Banned at Global University Bangladesh from January 2026 Session
The University Grants Commission (UGC) has directed Global University Bangladesh, a private university located in Barishal, to stop admitting new students in all programmes from the January 2026 session onwards.
The decision is based on the recommendations of a three-member inspection committee formed by the commission and the resolutions of the 58th meeting of the UGC, according to a letter signed by Director of the Private University Management Division of the commission, Dr Md Sultan Mahmud Bhuiyan.
The Board of Trustees of the university includes Awami League Presidium Member and former minister Jahangir Kabir Nanak as Secretary, his wife Syeda Arjuman Banu Nargis as Chairperson, and their daughter S. Amrin Rakhi as Vice-Chairperson.
According to the directive, no new students can be admitted to any programme at the university until further notice from the commission. However, the academic activities of students admitted before January 2026 will continue normally, Dr Sultan Mahmud confirmed.
The letter states that, following the inspection report and the decision of the 58th meeting, the following instructions must be implemented:
- Admission of new students in all programmes of Global University Bangladesh must be completely stopped from January 2026 until further instructions from the commission. However, academic activities of currently enrolled students will continue;
- Detailed information of currently enrolled students (name, ID number, session, department, faculty, NID, mobile number) must be sent to the commission by 30 December 2025. The university must recruit the minimum required number of teachers, officials, and staff, and arrange laboratory facilities to continue academic activities. Written proof must be submitted to the commission by May. If necessary, the university may use its FDR and its profits with permission. Once the university returns to normal operation, the principal amount and profits of the FDR must be replenished; and
- Salaries of teachers, officials, and staff must be paid through bank channels. Arrangements must also be made for students to pay tuition, semester fees, and all other transactions through bank channels. Written confirmation must be sent to the commission by February 2026.
