The government has decided to establish a regional office of the National University to enhance the quality of education and ease access for students in northern Bangladesh. State Minister for Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Mir Shahe Alam announced the decision during a visit to the designated site near Mahasthangarh Shiladevi Ghat and the Karatoa River in Shibganj upazila of Bogura on Friday afternoon. He said the new office would eliminate the need for Bogura students to travel to Dhaka for university-related services.

During the visit, the state minister was accompanied by the National University director, Shibganj Upazila Nirbahi Officer Ziaur Rahman, and Officer-in-Charge Md. Shahinuzzaman of Shibganj Police Station. Later, he held meetings with local officials, inspected development projects including the construction of a rest house and children’s park, and distributed grant cheques for the development of mosques, temples, and Eidgah grounds in the area.

The initiative aims to decentralize educational administration and provide better facilities for students in the northern region of the country.