CUET VC Recalls March 25 Atrocities, Urges Progress Toward Just Nation

Professor Dr. Mahmud Abdul Matin Bhuiya, Vice-Chancellor of Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology (CUET), said that the brutality of March 25 had inspired the nation to engage in the ultimate struggle for independence, culminating in the long-cherished freedom after nine months of bloody war. He noted that independence had granted Bangladesh its own territory and map, along with the opportunity to work freely.

The Vice-Chancellor further observed that since independence, Bangladesh has made remarkable progress in various sectors; however, many challenges still remain on the path toward building a developed, prosperous, and humane nation. He emphasized the need to ensure good governance, social justice, rule of law, transparency, and accountability.

On 25 March, Wednesday, he made these remarks while paying deep tribute to all martyrs of the liberation war, including CUET’s two martyred students—Shaheed Mohammad Shah and Shaheed Tarek Huda—on the occasion of Genocide Day 2026 and Independence and National Day 2026. The event was held at 11:00 am.

Special guests at the event included Dean of the Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering Professor Dr. Kazi Delwar Hossain; Dean of the Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering Professor Dr. Asiful Haque; Dean of the Faculty of Science and Technology Professor Dr. Mohammad Abu Kawser; Dean of the Faculty of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering Professor Dr. Kazi Afzalur Rahman; and Dean of the Faculty of Architecture and Planning Professor Dr. Muhammad Rashidul Hasan.

The session was chaired by Director of the Directorate of Student Welfare, Professor Dr. Md. Mahbubul Alam. Speaking on behalf of department heads was Professor Dr. Nipu Kumar Das, Head of the Department of Biomedical Engineering; on behalf of the Teachers’ Association, President Professor Dr. Mohammad Ahsan Ullah; on behalf of the Officers’ Association, General Secretary Engineer Md. Makbul Hossain; on behalf of the Employees’ Association, President Mohammad Jamal Uddin; and on behalf of students, Ashhab Labib from the 20th batch of the Civil Engineering Department.

The event was moderated by Deputy Director (Public Relations) Mohammad Fazlur Rahman and Assistant Librarian Sharmin Sultana Toma.

At the beginning of the discussion, a special prayer and munajat were conducted for the departed souls of the martyrs of the liberation war by Maulana Hamid Ullah, Imam of the Staff Quarter Jame Mosque. On the same day, following Zuhr prayers, another special prayer session was held at the CUET Central Mosque seeking eternal peace for the martyrs of Genocide Day.

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