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DHAKA, Sept 28, 2025 (BSS) - The University Grant Commission (UGC) today held 
a daylong views-exchange workshop with stakeholders over formulating the text 
curriculum based on Social Behavior Change (SBC).
 
The workshop was held at the UGC auditorium with the collaboration of UNICEF.

UGC Chairman Professor SMA Faiz addressed the event as the chief guest while 
33 skilled faculty members, experts on SBC, from various public and private 
universities of the country took part in the workshop.

UGC members Prof Mohammad Tanzimuddin Khan, Prof Mohammad Anwar Hossain, Prof 
Mashuma Habib and Prof Mohammad Ayub Islam joined the workshop as special 
guests.

UGC International Cooperation Division Director Jesmin Parveen and UNICEF's 
SBC Program Manager Md Badrul Hasan spoke at the event, among others. 

Urging youth to use their potentiality in creative works for the advancement 
of the country, UGC Chairman said, "Now our youths are sincere and talented, 
but after the July movement, we couldn't engage them properly. As in many 
cases, teachers' interest is being prioritized over students' need and 
welfare."

"Our higher education institutions must become student-friendly and the 
student-teacher relationship needs to be strengthened," he added.

Prof Anwar Hossain said, "Under the Social and Behavioral Change (SBC) 
project, we have been able to achieve some specific goals including research 
repository development, designing 12 course curricula and creating 
opportunities for further research in this field."