Staff Reporter
President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday said differences of opin-ion, constructive criti-cism and peaceful pro-tests will always exist in politics but these are the beauty of democracy.
In this connection, he said, “Politics of venge-ance hinders the devel-opment of democracy.”
The President made the remarks when a delega-tion of Hajee Moham-mad Danesh Science and Technology University (HSTU), led by its Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr M Enamullah, paid a cour-tesy call on him at the Bangabhaban yesterday morning, President’s Press Secretary Md. Sarwar Alam told .
During the meeting, Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr M Enamullah briefed the President about the over-all academic activities of the university.
He informed the Presi-dent that around 15,000 students are currently studying at the university and the govern-ment’s allocation of Tk 600 crore for infrastruc-tural development of the university.
He sought the President’s cooperation in resolving various problems, in-cluding the appointment of teachers against vacant posts at the university and the accommodation crisis faced by female students.
The President assured the delegation of resolving the problems and urged the university to main-tain the quality of educa-tion for the expansion of higher education in the relatively backward northern region of the country.
The Vice-Chancellor formally invited the President to attend the upcoming convocation ceremony. The President accepted the invitation and assured his presence in the programme.
The President’s Military Secretary, Secretary and Press Secretary, and the university’s Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Treasurer and Registrar were pre-sent during the meeting.
