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Workshop held at National University
National University (NU) Vice-chancellor Professor Dr Harun-or-Rashid on Saturday said Bangladesh has achieved remarkable development in politics overcoming various conflicts since its independence.
Elected governments have been governing the state since 1991 except the period of political turmoil of 1/11 from 2007 to 2008, he said, taking part at a daylong workshop on Political Science at NU Senate Hall in Gazipur, said a NU press release in the capital.
College Education Development Project (CEDP) organised the workshop for the college teachers. Jahangirnagar University (JU) Government and Politics Department Professor Dr Al-Masud Hasanuzzaman presented a keynote paper on Political Development in Bangladesh: From 1971 to Present while Dhaka University (DU) Political Science Department Professor Dr Gobinda Chakrobarthi and Principal Kazi Faruq Ahmed took part in the discussion. The NU vice-chancellor said the crisis over Chittagong Hill Track (CHT) has been resolved in a peaceful way.
Besides, Grabbing state power by General Ziaur Rahman and Hussein Mohammad Ershad was declared illegal by the High Court, election commission was strengthened further and the countrys mass media are enjoying more freedom now, he said, adding that all of these indicate political development in the country.
He, however, said the present challenge of political development in Bangladesh is the political leaders tendency of not accepting defeat in elections.
Post-Graduation Center Dean Professor Dr Md Anwar Hossain presided over the workshop that was attended by, among others, NU Pro Vice-Chancellor Professor Dr Md Mashiur Rahman and Treasurer Professor Md Noman Ur Rashid.
A total of 32 college teachers took part in the workshop, the release added.
New Executive Committee of APUB formed
New executive committee for the term 2017-2019 of Association of Private Universities of Bangladesh (APUB) was formed on Saturday at its Annual General Meeting held at the office of APUB in Banani, Dhaka, says a press release.
Sheikh Kabir Hossain was declared chairman of the association while Prof Dr Abdul Mannan Choudhury, World Universities of Bangladesh and Prof Dr Shafiq Ahmed Siddique, Bangladesh University of Business Technology (BUBT) have been selected jointly as vice chairmen respectively.
On the other hand Benzir Ahmed of North South University made secretary general and KB M Moin Uddin Chishti, Victoria University of Bangladesh became Treasurer.
Dr Kazi Anis Ahmed, University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh was made Joint Secretary General.
Other executive members are: Md Sabur Khan, Daffodil International University, Kazi Rafiqul Alam, Ahsanullah University of Science Technology, Prof Dr Abu Yousuf Md Abdullah, Northern University Bangladesh, AKM Enamul Haque Shameem, Portcity International University,
AKM Nurul Fazal Bulbul, Exim Bank Agricultural University, Alauddin Ahmed Choudhury (Nasim), Feni University, MA Mumin, East West University, Sadaf Saj Siddique, BRAC University, Ishtiaque Abedin, American International University Bangladesh, Md Rezaul Karim, South East University, Md Khalilur Rahman, Southern University, K.M Akhtaruzzaman, University of Asia Pacific and Chowdhury Nafeez Sharafat, Canadian University of Bangladesh.
UGC chief leaves for India
UGC Chairman Professor Abdul Mannan left Dhaka for India yesterday to attend the second Convocation of South Asian University. The Convocation will be held today in New Delhi. He is expected to return the country tomorrow.
It may be mentioned South Asian University (SAU) is an international university established by the Governments of the eight member countries of the South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation (SAARC).
Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka are the existing members of the organisation.
SAU started its activities from the year 2010. The university currently functions from New Delhi, India.
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