Bangladesh High Commissioner visits University of Colombo

Bangladesh High Commissioner visits University of Colombo

His Excellency Mr. M. Riaz Hamidullah, the High Commissioner of Bangladesh to Sri Lanka visited University of Colombo on 13.01.2020 accompanied by two officials from the High Commission. The High Commissioner met Senior Professor Chandrika N Wijeyaratne; the Vice-Chancellor of University of Colombo, Dr. Maneesha Wanasinghe Pasquale; the Head, Department of International Relations, Dr. Sashika Manoratne; Director, International Office during the visit. Professor Wijeratne assured the fullest cooperation and pointed out the importance of strengthening academic ties between the higher seats of learning in the region. The Vice-Chancellor further envisaged possible avenues of cooperation inline with the mandate of the university. The high Commissioner expressed his willingness to support the academic cooperation between University of Colombo and Higher Education Institutes in Bangladesh. The meeting was organized by the International Office of University of Colombo.