Published: 12:41 AM, 13 May 2026
PM seeks students' help for sustaining peace and stability
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Tuesday sought cooperation from university students to help maintain a stable political situation for nation-building and taking the country forward.
"If we cannot keep the country's political situation stable, we will not be able to build anything. Even if we build something, it will collapse," he said while exchanging views with a group of students at Professor Muzaffar Ahmed Chowdhury Auditorium in Faculty of Social Sciences building at the University of Dhaka.
The Prime Minister also encouraged students to learn a third language alongside Bengali and English to expand their employment opportunities worldwide.
The interaction program was held after the inauguration of a daylong workshop titled 'Transforming Higher Education in Bangladesh: Roadmap to Sustainable Excellence' organized by the University Grants Commission of Bangladesh at the Nawab Nawab Ali Chowdhury Senate Bhaban.
More than 150 students participated in the event and asked the Prime Minister questions on education, employment, corruption, political culture, museums, language and governance and the Prime Minister responded to their queries At the beginning of the program, Tarique warmly greeted the students and recalled visiting the Dhaka University campus after nearly 35 years.
Addressing the students, the Prime Minister said there is a significant age gap between him and the younger generation but stressed the importance of understanding their vision for Bangladesh.
He said he wanted to know what kind of Bangladesh the students dream of, what the government can do for the country, and how the students themselves can contribute to nation-building.
The Prime Minister then invited the students to begin an open discussion on the future of Bangladesh.
Replying to a question from Kaberi Azad, a Master's student of the Drawing and Painting Department of Dhaka University, Tarique said political stability is essential for building institutions and ensuring sustainable national development.
He said people expect rapid changes and improvements in the country but everything has to be built gradually in a stable environment.
"For this, a stable environment is necessary and I think every student can play a big role in this regard. Through social media or any other platform, you have to gradually build public opinion to this end," the Prime Minister said.
He said it is quite natural that political parties will engage in politics but parliament should be the main centre of politics.
"We have done many things on street politics. But now stability must come. Politics has to move to parliament. Just creating noise on the streets will not build anything," Tarique Rahman said.
The Prime Minister said discussion, dialogue and thoughtful decision-making are necessary for building the country. "To build anything, stability is needed. Discussion is needed. We have to work thoughtfully," he said.
"We need your cooperation in this regard because the future is yours. You have to be strong on these issues and raise your voice in protest when necessary," Tarique Rahman added.
During the interaction, the Prime Minister also talked about teacher recruitment, corruption, money laundering and social attitudes.
