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DU Alumni Association AGM held
The annual general meeting (AGM) of Dhaka University Alumni Association and orientation of the newly elected committee of the association were held at Teachers-Students Centre (TSC) of the university Saturday afternoon.
Presided over by DU Alumni Association President Rakibuddin Ahmed, the meeting was addressed by DU Vice-Chancellor Prof. Dr. AAMS Arefin Siddique, former Vice-Chancellor AK Azad Chowdhury, eminent alumnae AK Azad, Ranjan Karmakar, World University Vice-Chancellor Abdul Mannan Chowdhury, Lion Sheikh Kabir Hossain, Ismat Quadir Gama and Mollah Mohammad Abu Kawser, among others, said a DU press release yesterday.
Prof Arefin Siddique felicitated the newly elected committee and said that the role of the alumni association is immense in the development of Dhaka University.
DU Alumni Association Secretary General Dewan Rashidul Hassan and other office-bearers Munira Khan, Ashraful Haq Mukul and Selina Khaleque presented different reports at the meeting. Prof Arefin and newly elected DU Alumni Association President AK Azad presented a crest to the outgoing president. A 40-member executive committee of the alumni association was announced in the meeting. The meeting was followed by a cultural function.
2nd inter-varsity students confce and cultural contest held
The Department of English at University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh ULAB) held the 2nd Inter-University Students Conference and Cultural Competition on Thursday to mark the 400th death anniversary of William Shakespeare.
The conference theme was Shakespeare: Then and Now. The event featured two segments: student paper presentation and a cultural competition. Ten public and private universities participated in the academic session.
Professor Nurul Islam and Professor Shaheen Kabir, distinguished academics, judged the academic session. Nusrat Tajkia of Jahangirnagar University won the competition for her paper Re-invention of Shakespeare: The Doctor, the Witches and Words. Sabah Tasnia Rowshon and Upoma Sanyal of East West University won the first runner-up prize while Tani Deepavali Newaz of ULAB won the second runner-up prize.
In the cultural competition, six universities competed with each other for the honour. Renowned actress Sara Zaker and writer/academic Rubana Huq judged the cultural competition held in the evening. East West University and North South University jointly received the honor of the best cultural performance. George Mesthos, Cultural Affairs Officer at The American Centre, Dhaka, attended the opening ceremony as the special guest spoke on the occasion. Barbara Wickham, Country Director of the British Council was the chief guest of the program, attended the closing ceremony and handed over the prizes.
Independent/agency
