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Nahid says at EU convocation

Govt has no intention to shut any pvt varsity

 New Nation
 Published: 12:00 AM, 13 March 2017

Staff Reporter :
Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid on Sunday said, the government has no intention to close any private university. Rather it has been trying to ensure quality higher education there (private universities) by building congenial academic atmosphere on the campuses.
“The government has given all supports to private universities in the interest of quality higher education. We want smooth functioning of all private universities,” the Minister said this at the 5th convocation of Eastern University as the chief guest held in the Basundhara Convention City Hall on Sunday. High Commissioner of Canada to Bangladesh Benoit-Pierre Laramee was the convocation speaker with Chairman of University Grants Commission (UGC) Professor Abdul Mannan, Vice-Chancellor of Eastern University Prof Dr Abdur Rab, Chairman of Eastern University Trustee Board Md Azizul Islam and pro-Vice-Chancellor Professor Abdul Hannan Chowdhury as co-speakers.
Nurul Islam Nahid said, the government will take legal action against those of the private universities which failed to translate their given conditions to administer as per the Private University Act-2010.
Nahid said, “You (students) are the future of the country.
So, you have to be good citizens by acquiring knowledge to boost development process for building a prosperous Bangladesh.”
The last eight years witnessed a remarkable progress in the education sector on account of the government’s sincerity to expand and improve quality of education in the country. Referring to advancement of female education, he said a significant change has been brought in expansion of female education in the country as the government opened various facilities including financial assistance to boost female education. Now both male and female students are equally advancing in the education sector, he also added. The government has taken massive programme to enhance quality of education as it is the prime challenge in the education sector, the Minister added.
He called upon the authorities of both public and private universities to enhance research works alongside updating the teaching methods and curriculum to generate new knowledge as well as ensure quality education.
The Minister conferred degrees to 1901 graduates and post-graduates in the convocation.