DHAKA, Dec 29, 2024 (BSS) – University Grants Commission (UGC) of Bangladesh   member Professor Dr Masuma Habib today urged the teachers of higher educational institutions for carrying out quality research.

She made the call while speaking as the chief guest at an academic seminar on assessment of relevance of PhD thesis and teaching-related subjects obtained by education department employees (teachers) on the commission premises, a press release said.

She suggested using plagiarism checker software to prevent fake research works.

The academic seminar was organized to evaluate the PhD credentials of 12 teachers from various government colleges and determine the compatibility of the degrees obtained with teaching related subjects.

Professor Dr Masuma Habib said that the research works, conducted in various colleges and universities are making positive impacts for building the country and   nation.

She called for encouraging the researchers and utilizing their knowledge   individually and institutionally.

At the event, she gave a set  of suggestions including adherence to  the relevant rules and regulations in conducting research, publishing research results, determining the compatibility of research topics with teaching-related subjects when granting permission to government college teachers to do PhD, evaluating the impact of these researches on society, using proper software to prevent plagiarism in research written in Bengali and strengthening UGC monitoring to verify the quality of research in public universities.

Vice Chancellor of Islamic Arabic University Prof Dr Mohammad Shamsul Alam, Director General of Bangla Academy Prof Mohammad Azam and several professors from different faculties of the Dhaka University were present, among others, on the occasion.