Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said that the private university will not have VAT on the tuition fee. He has ordered the concerned authorities to take necessary action.
The Prime Minister gave this directive to the meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) at the NEC conference center on Tuesday, said Planning Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal.
Prior to this, Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith said that VAT will be set on the private university's tuition fee at any cost. It is their case that how the university owners will collect from the students. We will not give any concession in this regard.
After agreeing with the quota reform movement on Tuesday, several private university students, named after the protest, protested against the imposition of VAT on tuition fees. They closed the road in front of Pragati Sarani in the capital and Prince Plaza in Dhanmondi.[Link]