Begum Rokeya University (BRU), Rangpur, has officially prohibited all political activities on campus involving faculty members, staff, and other employees.

This decision was reached during the university's 108th syndicate meeting held on Monday, October 28, as announced by BRU Vice Chancellor Professor Shawkat Ali following the meeting.

The ban extends an earlier decision made on August 12, which targeted student political activities at BRU in an effort to limit political involvement within the institution. Since the downfall of the autocratic Awami League government on August 5 amid a widespread student uprising, student politics has been banned in at least 19 public universities, four government colleges, and 10 government medical colleges. Additionally, restrictions on political activities for faculty, staff, and employees have been implemented at 27 of these institutions.

Some prominent institutions with similar bans include Dhaka University, Jagannath University, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Comilla University, Dhaka University of Engineering and Technology (DUET), Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology (RUET), Khulna University of Engineering and Technology (KUET), Chattogram University of Engineering and Technology (CUET), Noakhali University of Engineering and Technology, Haji Mohammad Danesh University of Science and Technology, BRU, Bangladesh Textile University, and others. Alongside student politics, faculty-staff political activities have also been banned in institutions like DUET and Jatiya Kabi Kazi Nazrul Islam University.

In medical colleges, the restriction on politics has been imposed in institutions such as Dhaka Medical College, Sir Salimullah Medical College, Sylhet Osmani Medical College, Chittagong Medical College, Mymensingh Medical College, Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Medical College, Sher-e-Bangla Medical College, Kushtia Medical College, Rangpur Medical College, and Rangamati Medical College. 

Except for Dhaka Medical College, where only student politics has been restricted, all other listed medical colleges have also banned political activities for faculty and staff. Similarly, Santahar College has banned faculty-staff political involvement alongside the prohibition on student politics.

A recent survey revealed that 84% of students favored a complete ban on party-affiliated student politics. In contrast, 16% supported a reformed version of such political engagement, and only 0.20% wished to retain student politics as it currently exists.