President, PM hope DU students to work for building Sonar Bangladesh
BSS, Dhaka
President M Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today urged the Dhaka University students to play an important role from their respective positions to build a poverty-and hunger-free Sonar Bangladesh with their knowledge, merit, wisdom and innovativeness.
They made the call in separate messages on the occasion of the centenary celebration of Dhaka University (DU) which will begin tomorrow.
In his message, President Abdul Hamid said the centenary of Dhaka University is a milestone in the history of the Bangalee nation, particularly for higher education.
He greeted teachers, students, guardians and all members of DU on the occasion of its centenary.
The President welcomed the initiative of publishing a special commemorative collection titled Satoborsher Aloy Dhaka Bishwabidalay.
DU began its journey in 1921 with the aim of spreading the light of knowledge in the sub-continent, he said.
The President said DU has been playing an historic role in expansion of higher education, quality research, expansion of knowledge and science, practicing of free thinking, creating skilled human resources and building a modern and progressive society.
From this premises of free thinking, Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman made the people dream for freedom, he mentioned.
Abdul Hamid said Dhaka University had played a pioneering role in all democratic movements, including the historic Language Movement and the great Liberation War.
He said many teachers, students, employees and intellectuals of the university embraced martyrdom in the great Liberation War.
I pay deep respect to the memories of those, he said.
He hoped DU would play an important role to take the country and the nation to its cherished goal by attaining success in all branches of knowledge and science.
MH
