Dhaka, Feb. 15 -- President Mohammed Shahabuddin on Thursday called for imparting quality education along with increasing the number of students in higher studies.

He said this when a six-member delegation of University Grants Commission's (UGC) led by its acting chairman Professor Dr Muhammad Alamgir met him at Bangabhaban.

The delegation handed him UGC's 49th Annual Report, President's press secretary Md Joynal Abedin told UNB.

The president asked the UGC to take extra initiatives to promote research activities at universities.

He suggested the university regulatory authority form a panel in accordance with the policy for the appointment of vice-chancellor (VC) and pro-vc of public universities.

The president welcomed the governmen...