THE NATIONAL WORKSHOP ON HIGHER EDUCATION WAS INAUGURATED BY THE HON’BLE PRIME MINISTER.THE NATIONAL WORKSHOP ON HIGHER EDUCATION WAS INAUGURATED BY THE HON’BLE PRIME MINISTER.

THE NATIONAL WORKSHOP ON HIGHER EDUCATION WAS INAUGURATED BY THE HON’BLE PRIME MINISTER.THE NATIONAL WORKSHOP ON HIGHER EDUCATION WAS INAUGURATED BY THE HON’BLE PRIME MINISTER.

On Tuesday, 12 May 2026, the daylong national workshop titled “Transforming Higher Education in Bangladesh: Roadmap to Sustainable Excellence” was held at the Nabab Nawab Ali Chowdhury Hall,

Senate Building, University of Dhaka.
The Hon’ble Prime Minister of the Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, Mr. Tarique Rahman, formally inaugurated the program at 10:00 AM. The event brought together distinguished educationists, members of the Cabinet, Members of Parliament, authorities of the University Grants Commission of Bangladesh, leaders of the Association of Private Universities of Bangladesh (APUB), Vice-Chancellors of public and private universities, government officials, teachers, researchers, representatives from industry, and other development stakeholders.

The inaugural session was also addressed by the Hon’ble Minister of Education, Dr. A.N.M. Ehsanul Haque Milon, and the Education Adviser to the Prime Minister, Mr. Mahdi Amin. The session was chaired by Professor Dr. Mamun Ahmed, Chairman of the University Grants Commission of Bangladesh.

Following the inaugural ceremony, five technical sessions were held focusing on key themes including: graduate employability, soft skills development and demand-driven education; industry-academia collaboration and global competitiveness; digital transformation, digital literacy and integration of artificial intelligence; faculty capacity development, research excellence and internationalization; and governance, quality assurance, and institutional reform. Recommendations were formulated following extensive discussions in these sessions.
Leaders of the Association of Private Universities of Bangladesh actively participated in three of the technical sessions and presented their opinions and recommendations.