Beyond the teacher shortage, the college faces multi-dimensional hurdles both inside and outside its premises. Though paper-wise student enrollment stands at approximately 2,500, average daily classroom attendance hovers at a mere 300 to 400. Inquiries revealed that due to online admission complexities and commuting hassles from distant areas, nearly 40 percent of students are losing interest in attending college regularly.

Furthermore, with a major share of the region being expatriate-dominated, parents of nearly 30 percent of students reside abroad. Lacking proper guidance and conscious domestic guardianship, these young students are losing focus on studies and leading largely uncontrolled, vagabond lives. Compounding this is the negative influence of local adolescent gangs (Kishore Gang) and teenage political infatuation, acting as major barriers to drawing students back to the classroom.

Amidst this darkness, Principal Professor Md. Mulkuter Rahman has been striving to spark hope and restore a sound academic environment since taking charge. To bring students back to classrooms and ensure educational quality, he has already adopted several strict and timely policies. Specifically, to retain students regularly in classrooms and evaluate academic standards, special 'Chapter-wise Evaluation Tests' have been introduced on a weekly and monthly basis. To encourage students to attend classes and foster a healthy competitive spirit among them, college authorities officially reward those securing high scores in these evaluation tests. This innovative initiative has kindled a renewed interest among students to return to classrooms and study tables.

Expressing deep emotion and firm resolve regarding the institution's resilient journey and success, Principal Professor Md. Mulkuter Rahman stated, "We are surrounded by mountains of discrepancies and inadequacies. Only we know how difficult it is to run this massive empire of two and a half thousand students with a mere 22 teachers. As an institutional head, my heart breaks when there are no permanent teachers for core science subjects. But I am not one to give up. My fellow teachers are fighting like warriors. Putting aside personal exhaustion and enduring the burden of extra classes, they are pouring out their utmost sincerity. They are not merely finishing syllabi; they are providing mental counseling to students as well. The orderly environment we have maintained, and achieving a pass rate higher than the board average in this disaster, is the fruit of our teachers' relentless and selfless efforts."

He further added, "An educational institution cannot be pushed to the pinnacle merely through patchwork. If we truly want to ensure even greater and world-class results, we must coordinate merit. The primary prerequisite for good results is good and enthusiastic students. Currently, due to online admissions, we are receiving students indiscriminately without proper merit verification. If we had the legal opportunity to conduct a minimal screening in admission processes, we could select genuine students. We have declared a zero-tolerance policy against any student destroying their life in the name of adolescent gangs or politics. Our earnest appeal to the government is to strengthen our hands by promptly posting permanent teachers to these vacant positions. Given a little opportunity, this Government Iqbal Memorial Degree College will become a role model across the country."

Educationists and local civil society opine that the courage and strategy demonstrated by the college administration amid this extreme crisis are highly commendable. However, sustaining this trend requires the prompt, government-backed allocation of teachers to vacant posts and joint initiatives by local public representatives and guardians to ensure regular student attendance.