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ULAB organises nutrition session
Nutrition and Wellness Club (ULAB NWC) and BIID (Bangladesh Institute of ICT in Development) Jointly held a session on “Healthy Iftar and Sehri” at Birshrestha Munshi Abdur Rouf Public School and College on Tuesday, says a press release.  
The session was conducted by Shahid Akbar, CEO (BIID), Ms. Sanjida Siddiqua, Vice President (ULAB NWC), and Ms. Arzoo Ismail, Adviser (ULAB NWC).
The speakers engaged themselves in interesting discussions on nutrition and food value, especially during the month of Ramadan with the students. The discussions included topics like the food pyramid, healthy food and drinks, and “Smart Cooking”. The session was of one hour.
Seminar explores influence of Persian on Nazrul
An international seminar on the influence of Persian language and literature on Kazi Nazrul Islam was held at RC Majumder Arts Auditorium, University of Dhaka (DU) on Wednesday.
Abu Rayhan Biruni Foundation (ARBF), Dhaka organised the seminar commemorating the 118th birth anniversary of Kazi Nazrul Islam, the national poet of Bangladesh.
The seminar titled 'The First International Seminar on the Influence of Persian Language and Literature on Kazi Nazrul Islam: Special Reference to Hakim Umar Khayyam' was followed by a colourful cultural session, including singing songs and ghazals of Nazrul and recitation from his poems.
Iranian Ambassador in Dhaka Dr. Abbas Vaezi Dehnavi was present at the seminar as chief guest while Professor Abul Kasem Fazlul Haq of the Department of Bengali and Professor Dr. Kulsoom Abul Bashar Mazumdar of the Department of Persian Language and Literature at DU were present as special guests.
Professor Shamim Banu, Institute of Modern Languages, DU; Dr. Abu Musa Mohammad Arif Billah, Department of Persian Language and Literature, DU and Professor Ahmed Kabir, Department of Bengali, DU presented keynote speeches on the topic while Mohammad Ahsanul Hadi, Assistant Professor, Department of Persian Language and Literature, DU delivered the summary of three papers sent by Iranian professors.
Sayeed Ahmed Anis, son of Munir Uddin Yusuf, the translator of the Shahnamah of Firdausi; Shanaz Arfeen, writer and a researcher of Persian Literature; A M M Farhad, AMD of Social Islami Bank Limited, also vice-chair, ARBF, and a writer, and Asad Chowdhury, a major poet of Bangladesh, also took part in the discussion.
The seminar was presided over by Dr. Abu Musa Mohammad Arif Billah, chairman of ARBF.
RU holds inter-dept badminton, chess, table tennis competition
The Inter department Badminton, Chess, Table Tennis and Carom Board Competition 2017 of Rajshahi University (RU) was held at the central Gymnasium Bhaban. The competition was arranged by RU inter dept games sub-committee in assistant with Physical Education office on the campus.
RU vice-chancellor Professor Dr M Abdus Sobhan handed over the prize among the winners as the chief guest on Tuesday evening while Dean of Social Science Faculty Prof Dr M Faizur Rahman presided over the programme and Ahsanul Ul Alam, member secretary of the inter dept gams sub-committee conducted it.
The competition was started on May 21 that ended on Tuesday. 45 groups in badminton, chess 29, table tennis 31, and carom 46 were participated in various events.  However, philosophy dept got championship prize on 5 events on male and female groups.
Speakers said, the students of the department are not only attentive in the study but also in the field of different games.
 

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ULAB organises nutrition session Nutrition and Wellness Club (ULAB NWC) and BIID (Bangladesh Institute of ICT in Development) Jointly held a session on Healthy Iftar and Sehri at Birshrestha Munshi Abdur Rouf Public School and College on Tuesday, says a press release. The session was conducted by Shahid Akbar, CEO (BIID), Ms. Sanjida Siddiqua, Vice President (ULAB NWC), and Ms. Arzoo Ismail, Adviser (ULAB NWC). The speakers engaged themselves in interesting discussions on nutrition and food value, especially during the month of Ramadan with the students. The discussions included topics like the food pyramid, healthy food and drinks, and Smart Cooking. The session was of one hour. Seminar explores influence of Persian on Nazrul An international seminar on the influence of Persian language and literature on Kazi Nazrul Islam was held at RC Majumder Arts Auditorium, University of Dhaka (DU) on Wednesday. Abu Rayhan Biruni Foundation (ARBF), Dhaka organised the seminar commemorating the 118th birth anniversary of Kazi Nazrul Islam, the national poet of Bangladesh. The seminar titled The First International Seminar on the Influence of Persian Language and Literature on Kazi Nazrul Islam: Special Reference to Hakim Umar Khayyam was followed by a colourful cultural session, including singing songs and ghazals of Nazrul and recitation from his poems. Iranian Ambassador in Dhaka Dr. Abbas Vaezi Dehnavi was present at the seminar as chief guest while Professor Abul Kasem Fazlul Haq of the Department of Bengali and Professor Dr. Kulsoom Abul Bashar Mazumdar of the Department of Persian Language and Literature at DU were present as special guests. Professor Shamim Banu, Institute of Modern Languages, DU; Dr. Abu Musa Mohammad Arif Billah, Department of Persian Language and Literature, DU and Professor Ahmed Kabir, Department of Bengali, DU presented keynote speeches on the topic while Mohammad Ahsanul Hadi, Assistant Professor, Department of Persian Language and Literature, DU delivered the summary of three papers sent by Iranian professors. Sayeed Ahmed Anis, son of Munir Uddin Yusuf, the translator of the Shahnamah of Firdausi; Shanaz Arfeen, writer and a researcher of Persian Literature; A M M Farhad, AMD of Social Islami Bank Limited, also vice-chair, ARBF, and a writer, and Asad Chowdhury, a major poet of Bangladesh, also took part in the discussion. The seminar was presided over by Dr. Abu Musa Mohammad Arif Billah, chairman of ARBF. RU holds inter-dept badminton, chess, table tennis competition The Inter department Badminton, Chess, Table Tennis and Carom Board Competition 2017 of Rajshahi University (RU) was held at the central Gymnasium Bhaban. The competition was arranged by RU inter dept games sub-committee in assistant with Physical Education office on the campus. RU vice-chancellor Professor Dr M Abdus Sobhan handed over the prize among the winners as the chief guest on Tuesday evening while Dean of Social Science Faculty Prof Dr M Faizur Rahman presided over the programme and Ahsanul Ul Alam, member secretary of the inter dept gams sub-committee conducted it. The competition was started on May 21 that ended on Tuesday. 45 groups in badminton, chess 29, table tennis 31, and carom 46 were participated in various events. However, philosophy dept got championship prize on 5 events on male and female groups. Speakers said, the students of the department are not only attentive in the study but also in the field of different games.