(BSS) - President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir today said the government has been working to rebuild education system and democratic institutions, collapsed during the ousted fascist government.

"Over the last one and half decades, the education system and democratic institutions were dismantled. The current government is working to reorganize and rebuild them afresh," he said.

The President said this when a delegation of American International University-Bangladesh (AIUB) led by its founding member and Chairman of the Board of Trustees Dr. Hasanul A. Hasan, paid a courtesy call on him at Bangabhaban this morning, President`s Press Secretary Md. Sarwar Alam told BSS.

During the meeting, AIUB Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Saiful Islam briefed the President on the university`s overall educational, research and academic activities, as well as its position in international rankings.

The president assured the delegation of his cooperation and support when the delegation drew President`s attention about various problems and needs of the university.

The AIUB authorities also invited the President to attend the university`s proposed convocation ceremony and the Chancellor and President assured them of his presence at the convocation.

The President`s Military Secretary, Secretary and Press Secretary, along with members of the university`s Board of Trustees, were present at the meeting.