Education adviser to the interim government, Wahiduddin Mahmud, said on Sunday that no force could be used against anyone to make them resign from any posts in any educational institutions.
Stressing the need for ensuring a decent environment in the academic arena, he also said that no one could be personally humiliated.
At a meeting with the education ministry officials at the secretariat on the day, he also said that action would be taken if any serious allegations were raised against anyone in any positions in the educational institutions, said a press release issued by the ministry the same day.
Wahiduddin explained that in the public educational institutions the teachers, officers and employees got posts and promotions as per rules.
There is no scope for forcing them to resign, he said, adding that initiatives are ongoing to appoint officials to vacant posts in different educational institutions.
He also said that if people were forced to resign, it would create instability which would finally affect the administration.
The adviser said that if administration faced problems then the teachers, officers and employees would experience difficulties to get their salaries and arrears.
The expected relationship between teachers and students in the educational institutions has to be brought back, he added.
At least 22 public university vice-chancellors stepped down after the ouster of the Sheikh Hasina-led government on August 5 amid a mass uprising led by students.
The resignations of the vice-chancellors and other senior officials began as students at different universities gave them ultimatums to do so on allegations of aiding the then ruling Awami League and the police to prevent students from continuing their protests.
Wahiduddin Mahmud said on August 21 that senior officials in 45 public universities out of total 55 ones had disappeared following the overthrow of the Hasina regime.
