Land Minister Mizanur Rahman Minu today spoke as the chief guest at a reception and scholarship award ceremony for meritorious students, organized by the Kindergarten Association at Rajshahi Teachers' Training College. Photo: BSS

RAJSHAHI, May 23, 2026 (BSS)- Land Minister Mizanur Rahman Minu today said that Rajshahi city is a place of pride for education

"Not only in Bangladesh, but across this subcontinent, Rajshahi's name is spoken with great honor for the spread of education," he said.
 
The minister made these remarks this afternoon while delivering his speech as the chief guest at a reception and scholarship award ceremony for meritorious students, organized by the Kindergarten Association at Rajshahi Teachers' Training College.
 
It is true that teachers can restore the dignity of an educational institution and help develop children's hidden talents, Minu said, adding, "The contribution of parents and teachers behind a child's success is undeniable."

 He compared a teacher's responsibility to that of a potter, who patiently shapes beautiful forms from clay.
 The minister expressed hope that today's meritorious students will lead the country in the future.
 
He further said that the government has plans to build more industrial areas, large universities, and educational institutions in Rajshahi.
He pledged to develop the city into a beautiful, peaceful, and livable place, and assured that existing problems in educational institutions would be resolved quickly.
 
The programme was presided over by Rafiq Alam, president of the Bangladesh Kindergarten Association, Rajshahi Metropolitan Branch.

Special guests in attendance were Professor Dr. Bishwajit Banerjee, principal of Rajshahi Government Teachers' Training College; Md. Hayatuzzaman Farhad, retired assistant professor of Godagari Women's Degree College; and Md. Mizanur Rahman, law affairs secretary of the central committee of the Bangladesh Kindergarten Association.
Kindergarten students and their guardians participated in the event.
 
Later, the Land Minister handed over crests and prize money to the meritorious students.