Bangladesh, Oct. 27 -- President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday met school students at Bangabhaban for the first time under a newly introduced policy, urging them to become well-educated and responsible citizens who can lead the country in the future.

"You will lead Bangladesh in the future. We see a new Bangladesh and new dreams in you," he told students of Motijheel Ideal School and College during the meeting at the presidential palace in the morning.

A selected group of meritorious students from Classes VII to IX visited Bangabhaban with their teachers, led by the institution's Principal Prof Lal Mohammad. The visit was arranged under the Policy on Visits to Bangabhaban by Students of Educational Institutions, 2026.

The stud...