Stand beside cyclone-hit people: President
Wednesday, 21 November 2007
President Professor Dr Iajuddin Ahmed Tuesday made a call for university authorities to stand beside the cyclone-affected people with dry foods, drinking water, medicines and warm clothes at this time of prime need, reports UNB.
He made the appeal when 10 Vice-chancellors of public universities called on him at Bangabhaban, two days after the President had a spot view of the devastation wrought by the cyclone Sidr.
Narrating the untold sufferings of cyclone-hit people in the country's coastal areas, the President asked the university authorities to extend their "utmost cooperation and sincere efforts with a sense of humanity".
Dr Ahmed sought all-out cooperation from the VCs to overcome this situation, said President's Press Secretary Abdul Awal Hawlader while briefing newsmen at Bangabhaban after the meeting.
The VCs apprised the President that they would provide full support and cooperation in mitigating the plight of the cyclone-affected people.
They assured the President that they would arrange supply of relief materials like ready-to-eat food, water-purification tablets and warm clothes from today (Wednesday).
The university authorities will carry the relief supplies to the old airport at Tejgaon wherefrom the goods would be airlifted in helicopters to the affected areas.
Vice-chancellor of the National University Prof Dr Wakil Ahmed apprised the President that all affiliated colleges under the NU would take part in this activity spontaneously on their own arrangement.
The VCs suggested setting up a body based in Bangabhaban to coordinate the overall relief activities.
Later, the meeting decided that Military Secretary to the President Maj Gen Amirul Karim would coordinate the activities.
Dhaka University VC Prof SMA Faiz, BUET VC Dr AMM Shafiullah, Jahangirnagar University VC Prof Dr Khondokar Mustahidur Rahman, Open University VC Dr Farid Ahmed, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) VC Prof Dr Mohammad Tahir, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University VC Prof Dr Lutfor Rahman Khan, Dhaka University of Engineering and Technology (DUET)'s Prof Dr M Anwarul Azim, Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University VC Prof Dr AM Faruk and Jagannath University VC Prof Dr AKM Sirajul Islam Khan attended the meeting.
He made the appeal when 10 Vice-chancellors of public universities called on him at Bangabhaban, two days after the President had a spot view of the devastation wrought by the cyclone Sidr.
Narrating the untold sufferings of cyclone-hit people in the country's coastal areas, the President asked the university authorities to extend their "utmost cooperation and sincere efforts with a sense of humanity".
Dr Ahmed sought all-out cooperation from the VCs to overcome this situation, said President's Press Secretary Abdul Awal Hawlader while briefing newsmen at Bangabhaban after the meeting.
The VCs apprised the President that they would provide full support and cooperation in mitigating the plight of the cyclone-affected people.
They assured the President that they would arrange supply of relief materials like ready-to-eat food, water-purification tablets and warm clothes from today (Wednesday).
The university authorities will carry the relief supplies to the old airport at Tejgaon wherefrom the goods would be airlifted in helicopters to the affected areas.
Vice-chancellor of the National University Prof Dr Wakil Ahmed apprised the President that all affiliated colleges under the NU would take part in this activity spontaneously on their own arrangement.
The VCs suggested setting up a body based in Bangabhaban to coordinate the overall relief activities.
Later, the meeting decided that Military Secretary to the President Maj Gen Amirul Karim would coordinate the activities.
Dhaka University VC Prof SMA Faiz, BUET VC Dr AMM Shafiullah, Jahangirnagar University VC Prof Dr Khondokar Mustahidur Rahman, Open University VC Dr Farid Ahmed, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) VC Prof Dr Mohammad Tahir, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University VC Prof Dr Lutfor Rahman Khan, Dhaka University of Engineering and Technology (DUET)'s Prof Dr M Anwarul Azim, Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University VC Prof Dr AM Faruk and Jagannath University VC Prof Dr AKM Sirajul Islam Khan attended the meeting.