On the other hand, Bangladesh University Grants Commission claims that they have nothing to do as the Private University Act allows only the President to appoint a Vice Chancellor for a four-year tenure from candidates suggested by the trustee board.
"The President appoints vice chancellors. There is nothing the UGC can do about it," said Professor Atful Hye Shibli, member of UGC commission to an online news media.
Recently, President Zillur Rahman, appointed Professor Dr. Md. Abdus Sattar as the Vice-Chancellor of North South University (NSU) temporarily on September 20, 2012.
Earlier, the VC post was vacant since July 11, 2012 after Hafiz G A Siddiqui resigned due to trustee board conflicts.
Moreover, Central Women's University, International Islamic University, Presidency University, Royal University and Bangladesh University have been operating without a Vice Chancellor for quite some time.
The Asian University of Bangladesh has now no VC after its VC Abul Hassan Muhammad Sadek was removed by his brother Harun Mia over ownership conflicts.
The Dhaka International University also has no official VC as the university's proposal to reappoint Professor Nurul Momen after his tenure ended is still under consideration.
No Vice Chancellor has been appointed at Sylhet International University by the government as a proper trustee board has not been formed yet.
No new VC has been appointed at the University of Developing Alternative (UODA) since Professor Emaj Uddin Ahmed's tenure ended three-and-a-half years ago.
An ownership conflict sparked off at IBAIS University after the death of VC Professor Khandker Rezaur Rahman near the end of last year which has stalled the appointment of a new VC.
Meanwhile, the Education Ministry has not approved the appointment of a Vice Chancellor at the Metropolitan University after the tenure of the last VC, Professor Abdul Aziz, ended way back, citing unclear appointment procedure.
No VC has been appointed at the Victoria University for the last nine years based on allegations that it was being run 'illegally'. Recently, the university authorities have sent a proposal to appoint a VC.
An Acting VC has been appointed at the Atish Dipankar Science and Technology University after the tenure of previous VC, Professor Anowara Begum, ended last year.
The South Asian University is also being run by an Acting VC after its previous VC passed away.
On the other hand, there is crisis over the appointment of the Darul Ihsan University's VC, which has been operating a number of illegal branches. A judicial probe commission has been formed to address various issues of the university.
Among the 8 newly approved universities approved on March 13, 2012, only European University of Bangladesh and BGMEA University of Fashion and Technology have appointed Vice Chancellors.
Narayanganj's Hamdard University and Rajshahi's Barendra University have already submitted their proposals for Vice Chancellors, Education Ministry officials said.
The other 4 universities - North East University of Sylhet, First Capital University of Bangladesh of Chuadanga, Isha Khan University of Chittagong and ZH Shikder Science and Technology University of Shariatpur - have not appointed VCs yet.
Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid admitted that there are problems in the private universities and ministry is trying to alleviate those.
