Saif Uddin Ahammad, secretary of state-owned Bangladesh Energy and Power Research Council (EPRC), and Mohammad Imtiaz Hasan, president of Engineering Students’ Association of Bangladesh (ESAB), signed the agreement on behalf of the organisations at a function at Bidyut Bhaban in the city. Nasrul Hamid, state minister for power and energy, said: “In every step of the history of Bangladesh, the students’ community has played an important role. According to MoU, young students, especially the engineering students, will try to solve the social problems through their merit and knowledge. While the council has been working to solve the problems in the power and energy sector, brain-drain or lack of international standard researches hamper the initiatives. The programme was also addressed by Energy and Mineral Resources Division Secretary Nazimuddin Chowdhury, Power Division Secretary Monowar Islam and EPRC Chairman Dr Ahmed Kaikaus.

Source: Dhaka Tribune September 25, 2016 20:15 UTC