President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said the country’s education system and all its democratic institutions were destroyed over the past decade and a half, and that the current government is working to rebuild them.
He said this on Monday morning (9 November) when a delegation led by Dr Hasanul A Hasan, a founding member and chairman of the board of trustees of American International University-Bangladesh (AIUB), paid a courtesy call on him at Bangabhaban, according to the President’s press secretary, Md Sarwar Alam.
“The education system has been broken over the past decade and a half. The government is working to rebuild it,” the President said.
During the meeting, the university’s vice-chancellor, Professor Dr Saiful Islam, briefed the President on its teaching, research and overall activities, and its position in international rankings. When the university’s problems and needs were raised, the President assured them he would take the necessary steps to resolve them.
The vice-chancellor formally invited the President to attend the university’s upcoming convocation as chancellor. The President accepted the invitation and assured them he would attend.
The President’s military secretary, secretary and press secretary, and members of the university’s board of trustees were present.
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