President asks pvt varsities to ensure higher edn for rural students
Monday, 8 February 2010
President Zillur Rahman has urged the authorities of private universities to create opportunities of higher education for the children of the country's rural people.
"Many of the country's people are being deprived of the opportunities of higher education," he said while addressing the fifth convocation of BRAC University in the city Sunday, reports UNB.
Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid attended the convocation as the special guest while Professor Martha Alter Chen from Harvard University delivered the convocation speaker's speech.
Speaking on the occasion, President Zillur Rahman observed that although children of the well-off section living in urban areas were getting opportunities of higher education in private universities, the children of rural people were being deprived of.
"The main reason is that the guardians cannot afford the educational expenses of their children in these private universities," the President said.
Appreciating the BRAC University for including some applied subjects in its curricula, the President expressed the hope that students would be able to adjust themselves with learning of new subjects like biotechnology and information technology (IT).
"I hope such new subjects will play a significant role in building 'Digital Bangladesh' alongside spurring the rural economy," he said.
Describing universities as centres of excellence, President Zillur Rahman expressed the hope that the authorities would make sure education is not provided only based on textbooks.
Addressing the convocation, Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid said the government is relentlessly working to ensure quality education in all private universities.
"The Private University Act 2010 is being formulated for bringing transparency and accountability in private university activities," he said.
The minister mentioned that the government would provide all-out support to the private universities which would be able to maintain government criteria and provide quality education.
"We want both the public and private universities to provide world-class education," he said.
Vice Chancellor of the BRAC University Prof Dr Jamilur Reza Chowdhury and President of its Governing Board Sir Fazle Hasan Abed also spoke on the occasion.
Meanwhile, addressing another function President Zillur Rahman stressed the need for digitising the country's judicial system to reduce the sufferings of people.
The President made the remarks when outgoing Chief Justice M Tafazzul Islam called on him Sunday.
During the meeting, the outgoing Chief Justice apprised the President that he had given necessary instructions to digitise the judicial system so that lawyers can know the schedules of their cases from their personal computers.
He expressed the hope that the e-governance system in the judicial process would greatly help reduce delay in disposing of pending cases.
The President lauded the role of the outgoing Chief Justice for his performance in establishing the rule of law in the country.
"Many of the country's people are being deprived of the opportunities of higher education," he said while addressing the fifth convocation of BRAC University in the city Sunday, reports UNB.
Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid attended the convocation as the special guest while Professor Martha Alter Chen from Harvard University delivered the convocation speaker's speech.
Speaking on the occasion, President Zillur Rahman observed that although children of the well-off section living in urban areas were getting opportunities of higher education in private universities, the children of rural people were being deprived of.
"The main reason is that the guardians cannot afford the educational expenses of their children in these private universities," the President said.
Appreciating the BRAC University for including some applied subjects in its curricula, the President expressed the hope that students would be able to adjust themselves with learning of new subjects like biotechnology and information technology (IT).
"I hope such new subjects will play a significant role in building 'Digital Bangladesh' alongside spurring the rural economy," he said.
Describing universities as centres of excellence, President Zillur Rahman expressed the hope that the authorities would make sure education is not provided only based on textbooks.
Addressing the convocation, Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid said the government is relentlessly working to ensure quality education in all private universities.
"The Private University Act 2010 is being formulated for bringing transparency and accountability in private university activities," he said.
The minister mentioned that the government would provide all-out support to the private universities which would be able to maintain government criteria and provide quality education.
"We want both the public and private universities to provide world-class education," he said.
Vice Chancellor of the BRAC University Prof Dr Jamilur Reza Chowdhury and President of its Governing Board Sir Fazle Hasan Abed also spoke on the occasion.
Meanwhile, addressing another function President Zillur Rahman stressed the need for digitising the country's judicial system to reduce the sufferings of people.
The President made the remarks when outgoing Chief Justice M Tafazzul Islam called on him Sunday.
During the meeting, the outgoing Chief Justice apprised the President that he had given necessary instructions to digitise the judicial system so that lawyers can know the schedules of their cases from their personal computers.
He expressed the hope that the e-governance system in the judicial process would greatly help reduce delay in disposing of pending cases.
The President lauded the role of the outgoing Chief Justice for his performance in establishing the rule of law in the country.