[2] In July 2010, students protesting against value-added tax on tuition blockaded the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway near the university's temporary campus in the Banai neighborhood of Dhaka.

Unable to negotiate an end to the conflict, police baton charged the protesters and fired tear gas to clear the road.

[4] The board of trustees was not formed in accordance with the rules, there was a lack of senior teachers, research was not being performed, and needy students and children of freedom fighters were not being admitted in line with their quotas.

In November, the UGC recommended that the Education Ministry cancel the university's temporary approval.

Approximately 70% of students were pursuing degrees in engineering and technology, 15% in business, and 8% in science.