President M Abdul Hamid on Monday asked the Dhaka University authorities to ensure transparency and accountability in their activities, reports BSS.
The President, also the Chancellor of the university, came up with the directives as a delegation of the university, led by its Vice-Chancellor Dr Md Akhtaruzzaman, paid a courtesy call on him at Bangabhaban on Monday evening in the capital.
The Head of State said, "Contemporary higher education is now the demand of the world... Education must be linked to the changing global environment".
The President called for increasing the scope of research activities of the universities.
Terming Dhaka University as the prime source of country's higher education, the President said this university has a unique role in every democratic movements and people movement of Bangladesh, including 1952 Language Movement and 1971 Liberation War.
During the meeting, the DU VC informed the President about overall activities of the university, including the infrastructure, research and educational development implemented on the occasion of the centenary of the university.
He also apprised the President that a department named "Student Promotion and Support Service" has been opened, where the students are given various career-based training and advices.
The delegation handed over some publications on the Centenary of the Dhaka University to the President.
Other delegation members were Pro-VC (Administration) Prof Dr Muhammad Samad, Pro-VC (Education) Prof Dr ASM Maksud Kamal, Treasurer Prof Mumtaz Uddin Ahmed and Registrar Proveer Kumar.
Bd-pratidin English/Lutful Hoque
