Primary and Mass Education Adviser Professor Dr. Bidhan Ranjan Roy Podder presided over the third convocation of Prime University  at the Bangladesh-China Friendship Conference Center in the capital. Photo: BSS

 
DHAKA, Nov 22, 2025 (BSS) - Primary and Mass Education Adviser Professor Dr. 
Bidhan Ranjan Roy Podder today said the government wants to establish Bangla 
as the language of higher study.

He said this while presiding over the third convocation of Prime University 
at the Bangladesh-China Friendship Conference Center in the capital.

The adviser said obtaining a degree alone is not enough, acquiring 
appropriate skills and competence is the key to the country's development. 

"We must remember that although we pursue higher education, we do not have 
employment opportunities. We pursue higher education, yet we are not becoming 
skilled or entrepreneurial. As a result, the economic impact and the progress 
that the country was supposed to achieve are not happening," he said.

Emphasizing that technological advancement is incomplete without human 
capability, he said, adding, "No matter how much technical progress we make, 
if human development does not happen in that direction, we will never be able 
to lead our country toward progress."

Highlighting human resources as the main driving force behind national 
development, the primary and mass education advisor said, "A country may have 
many types of resources for development but we have only one significant 
resource-- our people."

Congratulating the graduates, the advisor said, "I hope you will dedicate 
yourselves to serving society and the nation with your acquired knowledge, 
wisdom, and ethical values."

Professor Dr. M. Shamsul Alam delivered the special convocation address while 
Prime University Vice-Chancellor (VC) Prof Dr Quazi Deen Mohd Khosru and 
Chairman of the Board of Trustees Anwar Kamal Pasha were present, among 
others.
 
A total of 1,870 graduates participated in the convocation.