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DU’s 54th convocation to be held on January 26
Published : Monday, 12 October, 2026 at 8:41 AM
Observer Online Report
The 54th convocation of the University of Dhaka (DU) will be held on January 26 next year, with President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir attending as the chancellor and Prime Minister Tarique Rahman as the guest of honour.
DU Vice-Chancellor Professor ABM Obaidul Islam formally invited the president to attend the convocation during a meeting at Bangabhaban on Sunday. The president accepted the invitation and expressed his consent to attend the ceremony. Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has also agreed to attend as the guest of honour, according to a press release issued by the university’s Public Relations Office.
During the meeting, the vice-chancellor congratulated Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on his election as president. He also briefed the president on the university’s recent academic and research activities, overall campus security, initiatives to strengthen industry-academia collaboration, and joint academic and research programmes with universities around the world.
The president said the University of Dhaka was not only the country’s leading institution of higher education but also a major centre of its politics, history, heritage and culture.
He urged the university authorities to improve the quality of education and research further and work towards placing DU among the world’s leading universities. He also called on everyone to contribute towards achieving this goal.
A university delegation led by the vice-chancellor attended the meeting. Other members included Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Academic) Professor Abdus Salam, Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Administration) Professor Mohammad Almozzadeddy Alfechani, and Treasurer Professor M Jahangir Alam Chowdhury.
Meanwhile, a meeting on preparations for the convocation was held at the Nabab Nawab Ali Chowdhury Senate Bhaban auditorium on Sunday, chaired by Vice-Chancellor Obaidul Islam. An executive and management committee, along with several subcommittees, was formed to oversee the arrangements.
Professor Dr Atsushi Sunami, president of Japan’s Sasakawa Peace Foundation (SPF), will deliver the convocation address. He will receive an honorary Doctor of Laws degree.
Professor Dr Muhammad Harunur Rashid, one of the donors to a university trust fund, will be awarded an honorary Doctor of Science degree. The decisions were taken at a Syndicate meeting based on recommendations from the Academic Council.
Applications to participate in the convocation will be accepted from November 1 to November 30. Graduates and medal recipients who earned their degrees based on examination results published between November 20, 2022, and November 30, 2026, will be eligible to attend.
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