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President and Chancellor of the country’s universities Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said that the country’s education system and other democratic institutions were dismantled over the past one and a half decades.
The current government is working to rebuild the country’s education system and other democratic institutions that had collapsed, he said, adding that efforts were underway to restructure and strengthen them.
The President made the remarks when a delegation from the American International University paid a courtesy call on him at Bangabhaban on Monday morning.
The delegation was led by the university’s founding member and Chairman of its Board of Trustees, Dr Hasanul A Hasan.
During the meeting, Vice-Chancellor Professor Dr Saiful Islam briefed the President on the university’s overall academic, research and educational activities. The delegation also informed him about the university’s position in international rankings.
The delegation drew the President’s attention to various challenges and needs of the university. In response, the President assured them that necessary initiatives would be taken to address the issues.
The university’s Vice-Chancellor formally invited the President, in his capacity as Chancellor, to attend its proposed upcoming convocation.
President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir accepted the invitation and assured the delegation that he would attend the convocation.
The President’s Military Secretary, Secretary and Press Secretary, along with members of the university’s Board of Trustees, were present at the meeting.
