President Professor Dr Iajuddin Ahmed today underscored the need for developing our knowledge and skills at world standard to sustain in this age of globalization.

"You know, Bangladesh is a country of immense prospect. It has huge human resources, fertile agriculture land and potential natural resources. Now we need maximum utilization of existing resources in a planned way to make the overpopulated country a prosperous one," he added.
 

The President said this while speaking at the first convocation of the Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology (CUET) on its campus at Rangunia in the district here.

Commerce and Education Adviser Dr Hossain Zillur Rahman spoke as special guest and former chief adviser of the caretaker government Justice Muhammad Habibur Rahman as the convocation speaker.

Vice Chancellor of the university Dr Shyamal Kanti Biswas spoke on the occasion.

President Iajuddin said the development plan for the country has to be prepared keeping in mind that what sorts of development would take place or at which level the country would reach in the year 2050 or 2100.

"All we know that the engineers are architect of the development. The roadmap of development evolves from their
talents, intellect souls and creative thinking. So, there must be clear reflection of farsightedness in their thinking, spirit and mind," he added.

He also drew the engineers' attention to attach importance on the issues of climate change and global warming in preparing their development plan.

"We have to go forward keeping in mind the comprehensive plan in elevating the country into a mid-level one by getting out from " vicious circle of poverty" within next one decade," the President said.

"We are the citizens of a sovereign and independent Bangladesh today, we have to be self-reliant economically to keep our dignity up," he added.

Terming universities as the best institution where all the ways towards flourishing talents are opened to build nation, he said the universities would not only provide the literal education to the students, but also would open the new doors so that the students could involve and enrich themselves in world standard education, research work and creative activities.

"It is imperative to maintain friendly relations between teachers and students to create a congenial environment for education at the universities," Prof Iajuddin said.

"The teachers have to be affectionate to their students and act like their guardians," he added.

He urged the students to uphold the dignity of the degree they obtained through their service, honesty, integrity and patriotism keeping in mind that there is a lot of contribution of the people to behind attaining their degrees.