Dhaka, Broadcasting News Corporation: Fisheries and Livestock Advisor Farida Akhtar says students are the future of the country. The education system at NPI University of Bangladesh in Manikganj is being run in such a way that rural boys and girls are getting the opportunity to pursue higher education at a low cost. she said, Manikganj has produced many talented people, from language warrior Rafiq to Nobel laureate Amartya Sen. He referred to Manikganj as a ‘center of knowledge practice for Sufi-dervishes’
He made these remarks in his presidential address at the first convocation ceremony of the North Pacific International (NPI) University of Bangladesh (NPIUB) at the Osmani Memorial Auditorium in the capital on Saturday (November 29, 2025).