Daffodil University convocation held
The 5th convocation of Daffodil International University (DIU) was held on its Ashulia campus yesterday, said a press release.
On behalf of President Abdul Hamid, chancellor of the university, Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid presided over the ceremony and conferred degrees among students.
A total of 3,683 students were conferred upon graduation and post graduation degrees and among them 14 best result oriented graduates were given gold medals in different categories.
Tuanku Syed Faizuddin Putra Ibni Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin Jamalullail; the crown prince of Perlis, Malaysia and Chancellor of Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP); attended the event as the convocation speaker.
The programme was also addressed by Sabur Khan, Board of Trustees chairman, and Prof Yousuf Mahabubul Islam, DIU vice-chancellor.
Brig Gen Datuk Professor Emeritus Dr Kamaruddin Hussain, vice-chancellor of UniMAP and an international motivational speaker also attended the programme.
Terming the private universities as a thrust sector of higher education, education minister said some private universities are trying their best to improve the quality education and a large number of foreign students are coming to study in those universities.
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on arable land and giving false advertisements on newspaper, we will make them stand before courts,” he said.
Beza is trying to lead the government down a path of destruction just like “agents of war criminals”, he claimed.
The land Beza plans to acquire was initially leased out to tea estates, which in turn allowed workers to grow rice there since their pay was substantially low.
The rokkha committee's Joint Convener, Swapan Santal, said Chunarughat Upazila Parishad Chairman Abu Taher published an advertisement on a local newspaper on October 10, 2014 saying the SEZ would be set up on 511.83 acres of land of Chandpur Tea Estate.
The rokkha committee's appeal against this on December 12, 2014 was rejected by the Habiganj deputy commissioner and since then the local administration has been trying to evict the indigenous people, he added.
Prof Mesbah Kamal, general secretary of Bangladesh Adivasi Odhikar Andolon, said tea workers would die if the land was taken away as their pay was only Tk 69 per day, which was inadequate for subsistence.
On the local administration claiming that the SEZ will create job opportunities, Prof Mesbah pointed out that it was not yet known what types of industries would be set up and whether those would need indigenous people.
“Such bait was given while a gas field in Rashidpur was being set up, but no employment opportunity had been created for the locals,” he added.
Oikya Nap President Pankaj Bhattacharya, Bangladesher Samajtantrik Dal General Secretary Comrade Khalequzzaman, Bangladesh Adivasi Forum General Secretary Sanjeeb Drong, the rokkha committee Convener Avirat Bakti and Bangladesher Samyabadi Dal General Secretary Dilip Barua also participated in the discussion.