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BAI Promises Bright Future

by M Zahidul Haque
Bangladesh Agricui tural Institute (HAI) which to also known as Bangladesh Agriculture College. situated at Sher e Bangia Nagar. Dhaka Is the country s oldest agricultural education Institution It was founded by the great leader Sher e Bangia A K Fazhil Haq In 1936 Since then BAI has been contributing significantly tn the agricultural development of Bangladesh through producing agricultural graduates.
At present, the BAI Is marching ahead to gain Ito autonomy status which the au thorlttes had decided to sanction. The inter-minisi rial committee formed for the purpose of awarding autonomy to BAI and other two agricultural colleges has prepared the draftordinance Meanwhile. It to gathered that certain people are still In dilemma concerning the agriculture colleges autonomy Issue. Even the Institute of 1*0X1 graduate Stu dies in Agriculture (IPSA) which has already gained autonomy status and the charter for awarding degree has yet to get Its final clearance from the authority. Some quarters are thinking whether the degree awarding autonomous institutes will be successful in maintaining a minimum standard. But in reality, if auton omy to given to all agricultural education institutes and colleges. It will help in Initiating a competition among the Institutes to raise their respective educational standard. Of course, the responsibilities of the teachers will Increase enormously. They will have to intensify their efforts in producing high calibre agricultural graduates. The students of dif fere nt institutes will also have to get themselves more attentive to their studies for the sake of their own existence in the field of agricultural occupations.
As we know that the su-
tonotnous IPSA Is currently running M.S. courses in differ enl discipline of agriculture quite efficiently, even better than the Bangladesh Agric ultural University (BAU). Mymenslngh. The autonomy status will greatly help In reducing session jam and campus violence as well. Since fewer number of students will be striding in these institutes, less troubles are expected At present. BAI Is under the academic control of BAU. In BAU. there are a lot of Internal problems. As a result, students of BAI to suffering Sometimes BAU postpones examination on different grounds and also de lays In publishing results. For Instance. the HAU lias yet to announce the result of final B.Sc Ag. (Hons) examination which was to be announred long ago from now. It they further delays tn announcing the result, many students might lose the chance of silting tn the next BCS examine lion
Administration
The BAI Is now under the administrative control of Bangladesh Agricultural Res earch Institute (BARI) The BART being the country's largest agricultural research organization, it has Its own problems. So. BAJ being HARl's educational wing remained neglected for long. The BAI has so many administrative draw backs. For Instance. BAI is running without a permanent principal for the many years. Some senior professors had been doing the Job as principal In-Charge. Currently. Prof. M Q Zaman is holding the charge of principal, who is, a professor of plant pathology in the institute. The professors and associate professors have yet to get their proper pay-scales. One senior teacher of the Institute, Mr Selim Akhtcr told this correspondent that he became associate professor 12 years
ago vlde the order of the President of Bangladesh but he hasn't yet received hto genuine pay scale There are the phyto cal problems in BAI. Although a rent per cent residential Insti tute. there Is no sufficient number of teachers and staff quarters In the campus The Institute lacks a puces boundary wall Due to the shortage of fund, the construction of the girls hostel has not yet been started Mentlonably. a year or two back the ECNFX took a decision to admit foreign students In BAI but no step to materialize this decision has been taken yet.
Good work
Despite many problems and limitations, the academic activities of BAJ is going on with due spirit. A large number of BAI graduates have so far qualified BCS examination and joined In various cadre ser-vicea. The graduates of thia institute are working In all types of government and non-gov-ernment agricultural organize lions at home and abroad. The current students are trying thetr best to keep BAJ s academic atmosphere congenial. The political consciousness among tlie students of HAJ is getting a fair shape through perpetuation of friendship and tolerance between students.
The students are also continuing their extra-curricular activities side by side their academic pursuance. Recently an Islamic Cultural Competition was held under the auspices of Bangladesh Agricultural Institute Central Students Union (BA1CSU). More than 200 students took port tn different events.
The Rovers' Scouts of BAI has just completed the annual training camp while Kishap Theatre of BAI staged a drama — Muntaslr Fantacy" by Sc 11m al-din in their freshers' welcome ceremony held on Sept. 26.