DHAKA: At the invitation of the Government of India, the first-ever high-level delegation of Vice Chancellors of leading universities of Bangladesh is visiting India on a six-day tour aiming to strengthen educational cooperation and exchanges.
 
The delegation had meetings with External Affairs Minister of India Salman Khurshid on Wednesday at New Delhi.
 
Members of the delegation are drawn from prominent public and private universities of Bangladesh.

The delegation traveled to New Delhi, Kolkata and Agra, where they inter alia, visit the Jawaharlal Nehru University, OP Jindal Global University and the Indian Institute of Management, and attend a presentation on India’s National Knowledge Network from December 14 to 19.  

The delegation also met Chairmen of Human Resource Development, University Grants Commission and other senior officials.

The delegation members-- Vice Chancellors of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), BRAC University, Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB), Shahjalal University of Science & Technology (SUST), Southeast University (SEU), State University of Bangladesh (SUB), University of Chittagong (CU), University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB) and University of Rajshahi (RU).

BDST: 1521 HRS, DEC 19, 2013
Edited by: Rubaiat Saky, Senior Newsroom Editor