A two-day long seminar and workshop on “Education and Morality” ended on Tuesday at RC Majumder Arts auditorium of Dhaka University (DU).
Vice-Chancellor of DU Professor Dr Md Akhtaruzzaman inaugurated the programme as the chief guest on Monday. The Centre for Moral Development of DU organized this event to celebrate “Mujib Year 2020”.
Chairman of the Department of Philosophy Professor Dr Md Sajahan Miah presided over the inaugural function while Dean of the Faculty of Arts Professor Dr Abu Md Delwar Hossain addressed it as special guest. Director of the Centre for Moral Development Professor Dr AKM Haroonar Rashid delivered welcome address.
Professor Dr Md Akhtaruzzaman stressed the need for following morality in every sphere of life as well as in education and research to make Bangladesh a prosperous country. He also emphasized on changing mind set to ensure transparency and accountability in the society. We must take pragmatic measure to protect our youth community from all sorts of unfair deeds, he added. A new committee titled “Ethics Committee” will be formed soon at DU, he also mentioned.