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Bangladesh University Grants Commission member Professor Mohammad Anwar Hossain receives a crest as a memento in Faridpur recently. | Press release

Bangladesh University Grants Commission on Sunday urged the authorities of private universities to operate on permanent campuses.

The UGC made the urge after a three-member delegation had visited the campus of Times University Bangladesh in Faridpur, said a press release.


Professor Mohammad Anwar Hossain, the in-charge member of the UGC鈥檚 Private University Management Department, led the delegation. The other members of the delegation are Sultan Mahmud Bhuiyan, director of the Private University Management Department, and Suman Mia, administrative officer of the same department.

The members of the inspection team visited the newly relocated building of the university and exchanged views with the university authorities and teachers on what could be done to improve the quality of higher education and research.

In the meeting, Professor Anwar Hossain gave instructions to operate all the activities of the university on the permanent campus. In addition, he instructed the university authorities to take necessary steps to improve the quality of education and research at the university.

It is worth noting that the members of the delegation were informed about the courageous role of the university鈥檚 students in the anti-discrimination movement. The students presented a crest as a memento to the UGC member.