The New Nation - Internet Edition

UNB, Dhaka

As the quality of varsity education came under question, President Prof Dr Iajuddin Ahmed Tuesday suggested evaluating the standards of the education being imparted by the universities, particularly private ones.

"I am actuated by the urge to call all concerned to provide congenial atmosphere of education, including efficient teaching staff, state-of-the-art curricula, sufficient library and laboratory facilities, diverse extracurricular activities etc," he said.

The President made the call while addressing the 1st convocation of Prime University at Bangladesh- China Friendship Conference Centre, a day after the government's education ministry issued a note of warning for students and guardians about mushrooming private universities, many of them running without valid permission.

Referring to the Private University Act, he said the law was enacted in 1992 with the aim of spreading quality education through creating more seats at tertiary level. With the passage of time, a good number of Private Universities have been established in the country and a huge number of students have been passing out from these universities every year.

The President, who is also Chancellor of the University, asked Bangladesh University Grants Commission to strictly oversee the activities of the Universities in order to ensure quality education.

Dr Ahmed hoped that the new graduates would confidently shoulder the responsibilities for developing the country in diverse fields.

About 2,300 students in over 15 different educational programmes in different disciplines graduated. Six meritorious students were awarded gold medals for their outstanding performance.