Dhaka, Oct. 2 -- The teachers at the university level are thought to be very responsible citizens of any given society. Hence it is perhaps not a good idea that their working hours should be fixed. But Bangladesh in certain cases does not seem to be a country of this planet, here most people usually do not behave responsibly unless they are forced to and university teachers are no exception.

Once appointed, many teachers hardly perform their respective academic duties and get themselves involved in their personal work. Not to mention their filthy role in even filthier politics on the campuses. Ignoring their duty in public universities, teachers take classes in private universities, sometimes as many as five-six universities, according t...