32 Rangamati students at Bangabhaban: President urges them to put country above personal interest
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President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has urged students to give the highest priority to the country’s development and people’s welfare, rising above personal interest.
He made the call when a group of students and teachers from Rangamati Lakers Public School and College came to meet the President and tour Bangabhaban today.
The President said, ‘Everyone must study attentively and gain knowledge. In future, you must perform your duties at your workplaces with professionalism, honesty and dedication. Rising above personal interest, you must think of the country’s development and people’s welfare before anything else.’
The institution became the second to visit Bangabhaban under the recently issued ‘Policy on Bangabhaban Visits by Students of Educational Institutions, 2026’.
Led by Principal Major Md Shariful Islam, the team comprised 32 students and four teachers. Students from small ethnic communities were also among them. The President met them in person and talked about various issues.
The President’s press secretary Md Sarwar Alam gave the information to BSS.
The President thanked the student and teacher delegation for coming to Bangabhaban from faraway Rangamati.
He said students must learn about the country’s history, heritage and the way the state is run. The programme has been launched to give students an idea of the country, its history and how the state functions.
In the President’s view, through this students will be able to draw inspiration from history and learn about the country’s heritage; they must prepare themselves for their future with that inspiration.
The President also asked which structures and historical artefacts at Bangabhaban the students were interested in. He also stressed learning about the portraits of various talented and eminent personalities and historical memorabilia kept at Bangabhaban.
During the visit, the students toured various structures of Bangabhaban and exchanged pleasantries and conversation with the President. At the end, the President joined them in a photo session.
The President also expressed his wish to visit Rangamati: ‘I had wanted to go to Rangamati. When time and opportunity allow, I will visit Rangamati.’
Lakers Public School and College lecturers Md Shah Jalal and Taslimatun Nahar and senior assistant teacher Netri Roy were present during the visit.
Senior Bangabhaban officials, including the President’s military secretary, secretary and press secretary, were also present at the time.
Background
According to a Dhaka Times report of 26 October, Motijheel Ideal School and College was the first institution to visit Bangabhaban under this policy; selected students of classes seven to nine and teachers took part, led by Principal Professor Lal Mohammad.
Prothom Alo reported that on 4 November, citing this policy of the President’s Office, the Madrasah Education Board instructed principals and superintendents of madrasahs across the country to follow due procedure for Bangabhaban visits.
Sources
Original report: BSS
Background sources: Dhaka Times, 26 October 2026; Prothom Alo, 5 November 2026
