President Abdul Hamid has asked the authorities concerned, including the vice-chancellors, of public universities to adopt a cluster-wise easy admission system to mitigate the sufferings of admission-seekers. “A cluster-wise easy admission test system at universities could help reduce the sufferings of admission-seekers as well as their guardians,” the president told a views-exchange meeting with the vice-chancellors of the public universities at Bangabhaban on Thursday evening. Vice-chancellors of 45 public universities attended the meeting while Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid, UGC Chairman Prof Abdul Mannan and secretaries concerned were, among others, present. He also directed the authorities concerned of all public universities to introduce a time-befitting curriculum and syllabus to ensure world-standard quality education at the universities. Hamid also asked the vice-chancellors to consider the demand of the time while opening any new department in their universities.

Source: Dhaka Tribune February 01, 2018 15:45 UTC