President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday stressed the need to develop a skilled workforce and promote multilingual education in the curricula of public and private universities to strengthen Bangladesh’s position in the international labour market.

He made the remarks when separate delegations from Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology (AUST) and Gazipur Agricultural University called on him at Bangabhaban.

The delegations were led by AUST Board of Trustees Chairman Prof Dr Golam Rahman and Gazipur Agricultural University Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr GKM Mostafizur Rahman, respectively.

During the meetings, the delegation members briefed the president on their respective universities’ job-oriented education, curricula and overall academic activities.

The Gazipur Agricultural University delegation informed the president that the university had become the champion in the university category at the Bangladesh Innovation Fair 2026. It also ranked 57th internationally in achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 2 (SDG 2), which aims to end hunger.

The president expressed satisfaction at the university’s achievements.

AUST Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Md Ashraful Haque said the university’s graduates are establishing themselves with distinction in both domestic and international labour markets.

The president praised AUST for its contributions to science and technology education.

Delegations of both universities invited the president to attend their convocation ceremonies as chancellor.

Mirza Fakhrul accepted the invitations and assured the delegations of his attendance at the convocations.