Dhaka, May 4 -- Daffodil International University (DIU) has been chosen to host the 2026 semi-annual meeting of the International Association of University Presidents (IAUP) in a first for South Asia.

The conference is scheduled to be held in Bangladesh from Nov 19 to 21, 2026, the university said in a statement.

According to DIU, the announcement came at the closing session of the IAUP Semi-Annual Meeting 2026 at Mykolas Romeris University in Lithuania's Vilnius.

At the event, DIU and Daffodil Group Chairman Dr Md Sabur Khan took part as a speaker and as treasurer-elect of the IAUP.

The university said he received the symbolic conference crest as part of the formal handover, confirming Bangladesh as the next host country.

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