Equal fees for all also create inequality: Prof Kamrul Hasan Mamun

Dhaka University Professor Kamrul Hasan Mamun has said the university’s decision to set its admission application fee at Tk 1,200 will put pressure on students from poor families. He called for their application fees to be waived in full.

In a post on his verified Facebook account, he said not everyone has the same financial means, so charging everyone the same fee also creates inequality. Citing the availability of application fee waivers at US universities, he said, “When many of our students apply to American universities, many of them request and receive waivers. Treating everyone the same is the greatest inequality.”

He also said students from well-off families should pay higher tuition fees. A large share of the additional revenue should fund scholarships for financially disadvantaged students with merit, so that no student has to struggle for lack of money.