Welcoming the newly admitted female students, Rizvi said that education creates farsightedness or ‘vision’ among students—a skill of seeing that builds the ability to see far beyond the sight of ordinary people. A degree is needed for jobs and financial earnings, but to become a complete human being, one must hold in the heart the inner urge of education. Education that cannot create joy in a student's mind can never be true education.
He said that having a little ‘ego’ or stubbornness to do well in competition during student life is good, but it cannot be made permanent. After the desired goal is achieved, that ego must be lightened and one must lead oneself toward self-respect. Emphasizing making teaching joyful, he said that teachers must teach in such a way that students find joy in their studies and are attracted to the class.
Recalling his own freshman reception in the Geography Department of Rajshahi University, Rizvi said that much water has flowed down the Padma and Buriganga in the stream of time, but the eternal flow of our culture has not stopped. While studying at the intermediate level, teacher Ruhul Amin Sir used to teach Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay's novel ‘Srikanta’ so beautifully that those dialogues still ring in my ears. Quoting philosopher Maulana Rumi, he said that the wings of possibility lie hidden within every student; only through proper education and training must one spread those wings and master the skill of flying in the sky.
Speaking as special guests at the event, chaired by Advocate Md. Akhtaruzzaman, president of the college's Governing Body, and conducted by Acting Principal Professor Farhana Yasmin, were BNP Chairperson's Adviser Ataur Rahman Dhali, senior lawyer of the Supreme Court Barrister Rashna Imam, and President of Basila High School Md. Sohel Rahman.
