The president urged the delegation to take further initiatives to resolve the council’s problems and assured them of the necessary cooperation.
President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir. File Photo: Courtesy
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President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir. File Photo: Courtesy
President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir today (26 October) called upon the Bangladesh Accreditation Council (BAC) to play a more effective role in ensuring the quality of higher education in the country and aligning it with international standards.
He made the call when a five-member delegation of BAC, led by its Chairman Professor Dr. Md. Akhter Hossain Khan, paid a courtesy call on him at Bangabhaban, President’s Press Secretary Md. Sarwar Alam said.
During the meeting, the council chairman briefed the president on the institution’s activities, future plans, need for a permanent office building of its own and measures to enhance its institutional capacity.
He said the Council’s certificates were particularly helpful in securing recognition and acceptance of Bangladesh’s higher education and employment qualifications abroad.
The president urged the delegation to take further initiatives to resolve the council’s problems and assured them of the necessary cooperation.
Other members of the delegation included the council’s full-time members Md Emdadul Haque, Professor Dr Ahmed Abdullah Jamal, Professor Dr Md Shah Amran and Professor Dr Md Wakilur Rahman.
The president’s secretary, press secretary, assistant military secretary and private secretary to the president were present.
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