Hon’ble Vice-Chancellor,
Members of the Syndicate and Academic Council,
Members of the Faculty and Staff,
Distinguished Guests,
Dear Students,
Ladies and Gentlemen,

Assalamu Alaikum.

I am very happy to be here with you this morning to share the joy of the significant moment at the inaugural ceremony of opening the permanent campus of Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology (AUST). On this auspicious occasion, I extend my heartfelt congratulations and felicitations to the members of Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology for their arduous and collective endeavours in facilitating the congenial atmosphere of education. I believe this permanent campus of the university will open up a new horizon of imparting quality education to the students and will provide friendly environment to the university family.

Ladies and Gentlemen,

As you know Bangladesh is endowed with huge population of about 140 million in a small geographic area. This huge populace could also be used as the main driving force in the way of our development process by making it more skilled and capable. Therefore, it needs comprehensive strategy and appropriate plan to turn them into proper human resources. Globalization and information technology, as you know, encompass us at every nook and cranny of our everyday life. In this situation we must deal with this properly by using our skilled human resources in order to cope with the world family. Therefore, the learning of science and technological education is undoubtedly a paramount importance to face the challenges of the time. In this context, I call upon both the authorities of private and public Universities to come forward with state-of-the-art curricula to impart quality and time-worthy education to the students.

Ladies and Gentlemen,

We are keenly observing that a huge number of students are rushing towards a limited number of universities to complete the last four years of their 16 years study before getting the first degree. Therefore, an unhealthy competition is occurring among the students at the time of getting admission which is not at all desirable. To face the growing pressure of the students, I think, it needs to create more rooms for higher learning at tertiary level. I hope concerned authorities would deem this issue and would take necessary steps in this regard.

As you know, at all the ages, educational institutions are regarded as the sacred and stately place of the country which contain nation’s hopes and aspirations by putting its collective endeavours. I hope University authorities both Private and Public would understand the tune of the society and would uphold the image of the esteemed institutions.

Dear Students,

You are the valued citizen and the future architect of the country. Country’s development and prosperity mostly depends on you and the nation expects a lot from you. Therefore, you have to groom yourself as the worthy citizen of the country so that you could be able to fulfill the expectation of the nation.

Ladies and Gentlemen,

I am happy to learn that Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology is maintaining a high academic standard by its excellent faculty. I hope the modern facilities developed at the new campus would give Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology further impetus to develop it into a higher seat of learning. I wish the university a continued prosperity.

With these few words, Ladies and Gentlemen, I congratulate you all once again and wish a happy and prosperous Bangladesh.

Allah Hafez, Bangladesh Zindabad