The country’s education system and its democratic institutions were destroyed over the past decade and a half, President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, chancellor of the public and private universities, said on Monday. The present government is working to rebuild the broken education system and democratic institutions, he said.
He made the remarks on Monday morning (9 November) during a courtesy meeting at Bangabhaban with a delegation from American International University-Bangladesh (AIUB). The delegation was led by Dr Hasanul A Hasan, a founding member of the university and chairman of its board of trustees.
The university’s vice-chancellor, Professor Dr Saiful Islam, briefed the President on its teaching, research and academic work, and members of the delegation set out the university’s position in international rankings.
The delegation also drew the President’s attention to the university’s problems and needs. He assured them that the necessary steps would be taken 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 agreed to attend.
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