Dhaka, Feb. 2 -- The demand to upgrade Government Titumir College to a university has not been given "special consideration", Education and Planning Advisor Wahiduddin Mahmud has said.

Speaking to journalists after an Executive Committee of the National Economic Council, or ECNEC, meeting on Sunday, he emphasised that setting a deadline for such a transition is not a logical demand.

"I have not given any special consideration," the advisor said.

"It is not reasonable to declare a college a university within a fixed time frame. We will no longer make decisions under pressure from such demands.

"An illogical decision today can become a burden for years to come."

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