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Seminar on human rights held at BUP
The Department of Law, Faculty of Security and Strategic Studies of Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP) organised a seminar on human rights in the age of imperialism at BUP auditorium on Tuesday, says a press release.
Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Anisul Haq was the chief guest while Nazmul Ahsan Kalimullah, pro-vice chancellor of BUP, was the special guest at the seminar.
Salimullah Khan, General Education Department and Director, Centre for Advanced Theory, University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh, was the keynote speaker. Dean, Faculty of Security and Strategic Studies of BUP, Brigadier General Arif Maula chaired the seminar. Moreover, there were also present BUP registrar, treasurer, deans of different faculties, controller of examination, heads of the departments, faculty members, officers and invited guests from different institutions.
CUJA holds anti-militancy rally
CHITTAGONG: Chittagong University Journalists Association (CUJA) on Tuesday held anti-militancy rally on the university campus.
Hundreds of students and leaders of different progressive and left-leaning organisations and a number of literary and cultural forums of the university participated in the rally held against countrywide militant activities.
Held at Intellectuals Square of the university, the rally was presided over by CUJA president Abu Bakar Siddique Rahat.
Addressing the rally, CUJA president Abu Bakar urged the university authority to withdraw ban on cultural and political activities on CU campus.
The speakers said militants have no religion and those who are killing people in the name of Islam are not only defaming the religion Islam but also damaging image of the country.
CU unit president of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) M Alamgir Tipu, General Secretary Fazle Rabbi Sujan, CU unit president of Chhatra Union Mehedi Hasan Nobel and president of Bangladesh School of Debate Rafida Hasan, among others, addressed the rally.
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