NO VAT ON EDUCATION!

Education is the basic right of every people in a country. The Government must ensure this facility. In Bangladesh the number of Government universities is very insufficient. Among 6 million students there are only 30000 seat available in the Government universities. Rest of the student studies in various private universities which are very costly. As a poor country like Bangladesh it is very difficult for the student to provide the high tuition fees. But for the sake of higher education they somehow manage it. Recently Bangladesh Government has taken a decision that private university students will have to pay 7.5% vat along with the tuition fees. But it is quite unacceptable. The students are learning from the universities, they are not earning. So it is not acceptable that they will pay vat for learning. On the other hand most of the students are of middle class family. Their family try heart and soul to bear the educational expense of their child .The extra vat would be too much for them to bear. As a result a great number of students might not be able to complete their higher education.

Thinking these points the Government must rethink about the decision and cancel the extra vat on the students as soon as possible.