President urges students to learn country's history

President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has stressed the importance of students learning about the country's history, heritage and  system of governance.

"Rising above personal interests, everyone must give priority to the country's development and the welfare of its people," the President said.

He made the remarks when a delegation of students and teachers from Rangamati Lakers' Public School and College visited Bangabhabanon Thursday and met him, BSS reports.

The students and teachers visited Bangabhaban as the second educational institution under the recently issued 'Policy on Visits to Bangabhaban by Students of Educational Institutions, 2026'.

A team comprising 32 students and four teachers took part in the visit, led by the institution's Principal, Major Md Shariful Islam.

The team included students from ethnic minority communities as well as other communities. During the visit, the President met the students in person and exchanged views with them on various issues, President's Press Secretary Md. Sarwar Alam said.

During the meeting, the President urged the students to study attentively and acquire knowledge so that they could discharge their professional responsibilities with professionalism, honesty and dedication in the future.

Speaking about the student visit programme at Bangabhaban, the President said it had been introduced to give students a better understanding of the country, its history and its governance system.

He expressed hope that the initiative would inspire students to learn from history, familiarise themselves with the country's heritage and prepare for the future with the knowledge and inspiration they gained.

The President also asked the students about their interest in various structures and historical artefacts at Bangabhaban. He stressed the importance of familiarising themselves with photographs of distinguished personalities, historical memorabilia and other items preserved there.

During the visit, the students toured various structures at Bangabhaban and exchanged greetings and held conversations with the President.
Later, the President joined the students for a photo session.

The President thanked the students and teachers for travelling all the way from Rangamati to visit Bangabhaban and expressed his desire to visit the district.

"I have a desire to visit Rangamati. If time and opportunity allow, I will visit Rangamati," he said.

Lecturers Md. Shaha Jalal and TaslimatunNahar, and Senior Assistant Teacher Nettri Roy of Lakers' Public School and College were present during the visit.

The President's Military Secretary, Secretary, Press Secretary and other senior officials of Bangabhaban were also present.