[6] The Daily Star reported in 2006 that the university had opened branch campuses in Dhaka, Jessore, and Rangpur without the approval of the UGC.
[7] A decade later, the number of illegal campuses it was operating had grown to seven, in Chittagong, Dhaka, Khulna, Kushtia, and Rangpur.
By December 2010, the university had purchased sufficient land for a campus, but had not yet begun construction.
The education ministry threatened not to allow them to enroll new students unless they moved to their own campus by September 2011.
Their degrees might not be recognized, and the UGC and education ministry would not accept responsibility if students got into difficulties.