President to sit with vice-chancellors this evening

Secretariat Correspondent: Vice-chancellors of all public universities are set to go to Bangabhaban at 6:00pm on Thursday at the invitation of President M Abdul Hamid.

A University Grants Commission (UGC) source confirmed the matter.

A letter to this end was sent to all vice-chancellors last week on behalf of the President, the source said.

The issue which will be discussed in the meeting is not clear.

UGC Chairman Prof Abdul Mannan said Honourable President of the People's Republic of Bangladesh has expressed eagerness to sit with the vice-chancellors of all public universities.

The letter sent to the vice-chancellors did not mention any topic which will be discussed in the meeting, the UGC chairman added.


risingbd/Dhaka/Feb 1, 2018/Hasan/AI