MIST holds 21st council meeting

The 21st council meeting of Military Institute of Science and Technology (MIST) was held on its campus at Dhaka's Mirpur Cantonment today.

Education Minister Dr Dipu Moni presided over the meeting, according to a press release.

Chief of Army Staff General SM Shafiuddin Ahmed, SBP, OSP, ndu, psc, PhD and MIST Commandant Major General Md Wahid-Uz-Zaman, BSP, ndc, aowc, psc, te welcomed the minister at MIST complex.

The meeting covered important aspects of MIST's development including establishment of the Bangabandhu Chair and Sheikh Russel Corner, enrolment of full-time master's and PhD students, higher study of non-military faculties, opening of Centre for Environmental & Water Management (CEWM), Centre for Advanced Computing and Research (CACR), Centre for Robotic and Automation (CRA), among others, said the release.

Various academic and administrative decisions were also taken during the meeting.

PSO of Armed Forces Division, vice chancellor of Bangladesh University of Professionals, assistant chief of Naval Staff, assistant chief of Air Staff, Engineer-in-Chief, representatives of Dhaka University, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (Buet), Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Science and Technology attended the meeting.