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The university administration has formed a 42-member preparation committee on the occasion of Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s visit to Islamic University (IU). Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr AKM Matinur Rahman has been made convener of the committee and Acting Registrar Prof Dr Atiqur Rahman its member secretary.
This information was given in a press release from the university’s Information, Publication and Public Relations Office on Thursday (17 September) morning. The members of the committee are Pro-Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Emtaz Hossain and Treasurer Prof Dr Idris Ali, along with the university’s proctor, the student adviser, teachers of various faculties and departments, provosts of the halls, directors of administrative offices, and representatives of BNCC, Rover Scouts, the Teacher-Student Cultural Centre and the Office of International Students’ Affairs.
This committee will work on the university’s overall preparations, the coordination of various activities and the smooth completion of the programme on the occasion of the prime minister’s arrival. Committee Member Secretary and Acting Registrar Prof Dr Atiqur Rahman said they have already begun preparations centring on the prime minister’s arrival.
He further said several sub-committees have been formed and some are in process. Once these are completed, the preparation work will go on in full swing. He expressed the hope that, all in all, they would be able to present a successful programme with full preparation.
Incidentally, Tarique Rahman, prime minister of the Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, will come to the campus next month to inaugurate the university’s newly built ‘Shaheed Abrar Fahad Hall’. The vice-chancellor confirmed the matter after a courtesy call at the Prime Minister’s Office in Gulshan on 11 September.
