Build economically self-reliant country: President
Wednesday, 28 April 2010
President M Zillur Rahman Tuesday emphasised building the country as economically self-reliant with a view to making its independence meaningful, reports UNB.
"Today we're the citizens of an independent and sovereign country… it is responsibility of all particularly the young generation to build the country as economically self-reliant for making the independence meaningful," he said.
The President made the remarks while presiding over the 4th convocation of Ahasanullah University of Science and Technology (AUST) at the Bangabanbhu International Conference Centre in the city.
Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid was the special guest at the function while Quazi Kholiquzzaman Ahmad, chairman of Palli Karma-Sahayak Foundation (PKSF), was the convocation speaker.
Addressing the function, the President said that it should be ensured that every citizen of the country could have two handfuls of rice twice a day and also live in peace."
Congratulating the graduates, he urged them to join in the nation-building by giving top priority to honesty and sincerity and also showing their talents and creativity.
"You'll be a bridge between the past and the present. And with your success, Bangladesh will become the best among the South Asian countries," the President said.
About the role of the universities, he said that the activities of the universities should be multifarious for the quest of knowledge so they could play important role in creating skilled manpower by facilitating endless exercises of knowledge, creative activities and the researches.
"Today we're the citizens of an independent and sovereign country… it is responsibility of all particularly the young generation to build the country as economically self-reliant for making the independence meaningful," he said.
The President made the remarks while presiding over the 4th convocation of Ahasanullah University of Science and Technology (AUST) at the Bangabanbhu International Conference Centre in the city.
Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid was the special guest at the function while Quazi Kholiquzzaman Ahmad, chairman of Palli Karma-Sahayak Foundation (PKSF), was the convocation speaker.
Addressing the function, the President said that it should be ensured that every citizen of the country could have two handfuls of rice twice a day and also live in peace."
Congratulating the graduates, he urged them to join in the nation-building by giving top priority to honesty and sincerity and also showing their talents and creativity.
"You'll be a bridge between the past and the present. And with your success, Bangladesh will become the best among the South Asian countries," the President said.
About the role of the universities, he said that the activities of the universities should be multifarious for the quest of knowledge so they could play important role in creating skilled manpower by facilitating endless exercises of knowledge, creative activities and the researches.