Academicians at a discussion have laid emphasis on enhancing extracurricular activities to save the youths from social menace such as militancy and terrorism, reports BSS. They viewed this in the discussion arranged at launching ceremony of the three-day ‘Literature, Culture and Indoor Sports Competitions- 2017’ at Heyat Mamud Bhaban of Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur (BRUR) here recently.

The Department of Economics is organising the three-day competitions for students of the department to remove all sorts of social menaces by enhancing literary, cultural, sports and other extracurricular activities, a press release said today. Presided over by Head of the Department of Economics Professor Dr Md Morshed Hossain, Dean of the Faculty of Business Studies of the university Professor Md Ferdous Rahman attended the discussion on the inaugural day as the chief guest.

Administrator of the Public Relations, Information and Publication Division of BRUR Professor Dr Sorifa Salowa Dina, Director of the Planning, Development and Works Division Professor Dr RM Hafizur Rahman and Proctor Professor Dr Abu Kalam Md Farid Ul Islam addressed the event as special guests. Head of the Department of English Asif Al Matin and Lecturer of the Department of Women and Gender Studies Kuntola Chowdhury also spoke on the occasion.

Highly appreciating the initiative taken by the Department of Economics, the chief guest called upon authorities of other departments for arranging similar programmes to enhance extracurricular activities for students in the university.