Ensure transparency, accountability in all affairs of university: President, At the 53rd Convocation Ceremony of Dhaka University today, President M. Abdul Hamid urged the university’s administrators to ensure accountability and transparency in all activities. “Transparency and accountability must be ensured in every work of the university,” President Abdul Hamid, also the chancellor of the university, told the function, where he also emphasized on giving priority to merit and competence in any recruitment, including the recruitment of teachers.
Ensure transparency, accountability in all affairs of university: President
“Create a suitable environment for students to study and do research . . . so that they (learners) don’t have to go abroad for it,” he added. The function was held at the Dhaka University central playground in a festive mood spreading the whole campus. The President urged the university teachers to come forward for the welfare of the country by utilizing the talent and innovative capability of the young researchers.
Every institution would soon turn into a hub of excellence in research and higher education, the vice-chancellor hoped, with the help of everyone involved, including students and professors. The place of respect for teachers in society is steadily dwindling as a result of different controversial activities of some teachers, the chancellor remarked in response to recent media reports on a group of vice-chancellors and instructors.
He said care should be taken that the dignity of the entire teaching community is not undermined due to the activities of a few dishonest people. Noting that some teachers consider the university job as an optional duty, the President said they (those teachers) prefer teaching part-time courses or taking classes in private universities.
referring to all university professors as “the best and most deserving students.” Everyone, according to Abdul Hamid, “expects that you will be able to make success in any sector,” “But even in this digital era, complaints are often heard that students are being neglected and getting harassed at various levels, including from the admission process to issuing certificates,” the President said. “Bangladesh, blessed with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s work and competent leadership, would turn from a “Digital Bangladesh” to a “Smart Bangladesh” within some days.
The head of the state asked the university authorities to introduce ‘Career Planning Unit’, ‘One Stop Service Center’ and ‘Counseling and Support Center’ to provide desired services to students. Simultaneously, he thanked the university authorities for launching Loss Recovery Plan, organizing Research-Publication Fair and ‘Student Promotion & Support Unit’ as an initiative to reduce session jam in the universities.
The President said Dhaka University is not only an institution of higher education, but also a symbol of the country’s leadership and the ‘nucleus’ of every Bengali movement, including Language Movement and War of Liberation. The nation has a lot of expectations from Dhaka University, which was once known as the Oxford of the East. The university would play the due role in fulfilling it, the President hoped.
President Hamid reminded that many leaders who led the country, specially Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, have been enlightened with the education of Dhaka University. Congratulating the graduates, the chancellor said graduates should be careful not to keep limited their studies to convocation and certificates only.
The President emphasized that each graduate should always remain invested in the welfare of the nation and its citizens and work harder to build a society based on justice and truth. Nobel Laureate Professor Dr. Jean Tirole was invited to speak at the convocation, and the president welcomed her, saying, “I believe your presence will enrich and inspire the young graduates to work for the welfare of mankind and society.”
Professor Dr. Md. Akhtaruzzaman, Pro-VC for Administration, Professor Dr. Muhammad Samad, and Pro-VC for Education, Professor Dr. ASM Maksud Kamal were among the speakers at the event. There were also researchers, DU Senate and Syndicate members, national leaders, MPs, representatives of numerous foreign missions, and members of the cabinet.
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