How much do appointments of VCs depend on political affiliation?

The vice-chancellor post in public universities is becoming the sole privilege for persons with political affiliations with the ruling party.

The Daily Star found at least 39 VCs of the 48 public universities to have been active members of teachers' associations affiliated with the Bangladesh Awami League.

Meanwhile, almost all the top tier public universities are in recurring conflicts, cases of corruption, oppression and uprisings.

How effective does political allegiance play in appointing vice-chancellors? Are there regulations in place? Is political affiliation based administrative decisions provoking unrest in the campuses?

In Straight from Star Newsroom, Naziba Basher discusses political involvement in VC recruitment and unrest in campuses with The Daily Star reporter Asifur Rahman.