DHAKA, Feb 25, 2019 (BSS) – Stressing the importance of moral education
alongside academic excellence to build a nation, President M Abdul Hamid
today asked students to give priority to the interest of the country.
“Give priority to the interests of the country and nation . . . Never
compromise with falsehood or misdeed in your life,” the President told the
graduates at the fifth convocation of University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh
(ULAB) at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre (BICC) here.
The President, also the chancellor of the university, advised them to
uphold their ideology as an individual’s misdeeds not only affects him/her
but also influences the society as a whole.
Emphasizing on building students’ morality, he said, “Education
flourishes society, but education without morality doesn’t bring any good for
the society or the nation.”
The university is not only a centre of learning; rather it’s the highest
place of acquiring knowledge, skill and performing research works, the
President observed.
The head of the state urged the university authority to involve the
students in various extra-curriculum creative activities, including free-
thinking, discussion on national and international issues, nation-building
works, contemporary thoughts, cultural activities and sports.
President Hamid also put emphasis on introducing the new generation to
the history and tradition of the country to familiarize them with the
country’s glorious past.
Recalling the contribution of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh
Mujibur Rahman, the President said, “A vested quarter is trying to erase the
contribution of Bangabandhu but we must remain alert against their ill-
motives. We must remember our glorious past, Liberation War and our Great
Leader Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.”
He urged the graduates to play their due role in turning Bangladesh into
an ICT -based country.
At the outset of his speech, Abdul Hamid paid rich tribute to Father of
the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the patriots who embraced
martyrdom during the 1971 Liberation War, 1952 Language Movement and other
democratic movements of the country.
Science fiction author and Shahjalal University of Science and
Technology (SUST) Prof Dr Muhammed Zafar Iqbal delivered the convocation
speech while Education Minister Dr Dipu Moni ,MP, Deputy Minister for
Education Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury, MP, University Grants Commission (UGC)
Chairman Professor Abdul Mannan, ULAB Vice-Chancellor Professor HM Jahirul
Haque, among others, were present on the occasion.