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BSS, Rangpur

Adviser for Education and Commerce Dr Hossain Zillur Rahman yesterday reiterated the government's decision to start academic activities of newly launched Rangpur University from this year.

Advertisement for admitting students from the next academic session in six subjects of two faculties of the newly set up full-fledged public university will be given within the next one month and soon after publication of this year's results of the HSC, he added. Dr Hossain Zillur said this while chairing a views-exchanging meeting on Rangpur University relates matters with the members of the civil society of Rangpur yesterday at the conference room of the Deputy Commissioner (DC).

Agriculture and Water Resources Adviser Dr C S Karim, Agriculture Secretary M Abdul Aziz, Rajshahi Divisional Commissioner M Hafizur Rahman Bhuiyan, Deputy Commissioners of Rangpur, Kurigram, Lalmonirhat, Gaibandha and Nilphamari, were present. Besides, former vice chancellor of Jahangirnagar University Prof Amirul Islam Chowdhury, Chief Engineer of the Department of Education Engineering A K M Shahjahan Patwari, Director General of the WDB Hossaine Shaheed Mozadded Faruk, Additional Chief Engineer of LGED m Nurul Islam, noted educationists, elite and journalists of the city were present.

Dr Zillur visited the proposed sites for the new public university and several educational institutions with the senior officials from the ministry at Dhaka and said that the classes will primarily be held in hired houses as the university buildings are yet to be completed.

He said, primarily, the admission will be given from this year in two faculties of science and technology and humanities and social science covering six subjects of mathematics, computer science, Bengali, English, Economics and BBA and the number of subjects will be raised to eleven within the next five years.

Dr Zillur said, the academic activities will be launched in such a way that it will meet the need-based demand of the area and country to produce worthy citizens with quality and standard education and ensure the enrolment of higher education in this region.

Besides, a meeting will be held at Dhaka on next July 12 to take necessary steps on a master plan with five years' planning of Rangpur University, for its expansion, building structures, hostels and other establishments, he said.