Staff Reporter :
Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid on Friday said, research is a must for all public and private universities in the country for creating new knowledge so that it can contribute to nation-building activities.
“Research creates new knowledge and enlightens the society. It also helps build a knowledge based society,” he said.
The minister said this as the chief guest at United Group Research Award Ceremony 2016 held in the United International University (UIU) Auditorium organised by United Group.
He congratulated the United Group for taking up the noble initiative in promoting research and development activities in Bangladesh by recognising the researchers in the fields of science and technology.
United Group Chairman Hasan Mahmood Raja delivered the welcome speech at the ceremony, while Chairman of Paper Award Evaluation Committee Professor M Muhibur Rahman and UIU Vice-Chancellor Professor M Rezwan Khan addressed the programme, among others.
Hasan Mahmood Raja said, United Group wants to create a research friendly platform where potential researchers will be provided all kinds of supports in pursuance of their research works.
This year 21 papers, published in 2013, have been selected for the award in the field of Science and Engineering, Medical and Life Science, and Agriculture. United Group is committed to continue this Award to 40 researchers each year in future the days to come. An amount of Tk. 100,000 and a certificate have been handed for each paper.
Directors of United Group, High Officials and Pro-Vice Chancellor of UIU, Lead Researchers, and the invited guests were also present at the programme.
