RUET
and Mass Communication Champions in Debate Festival
Debate
Festival Concluded in Tense Situation
Rajshahi,
February 21:
One
of the largest debate festivals of the country concluded
through auspicious function though in a tense situation
in Rajshahi on Monday.
Reception and folk cultural presentation of one
of the best five singers of Close-up One Moshiur Rahman
Rinku added much more amusement to the function.
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Mayor
of Rajshahi City Corporation Mizanur Rahman
Minu MP was the chief guest
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Rajshahi
University of Engineering and Technology (RUET) and Mass
Communication Department of Rajshahi University (RU)
became Champions in Inter-College and Parliamentary
Debate Competition respectively. Moreover, Mahfuzur
Rahman Mishu, student of Mass Communication Department
of RU annexed champion in the Interpersonal Debate
Competition. Mass communication oriented development
organization CCD Bangladesh, its co-organization
Bangladesh Advanced Students Alliance (BASA) and British
Council organized the competition for the first time in
Rajshahi.
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A
moment of the debate session
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The
Inter-College Debate Competition was held in the morning
at Kazi Nazrul Islam Auditorium in RU as it was
prescheduled.
RUET debating team defeated Rajshahi Medical
College through a hard competition. The final round of
the parliamentary debate competition and Barwary Debate
Copetition were to be held in the same venue in the
afternoon. But the RU authority withdrew their
permission of the program due to their anxiety of
security and they cancelled all others program in that
venue. Under the above circumstances CCD Bangladesh
changed its venue to Monafer Morh and arranged stage
there and successfully concluded the festival with the
cooperation of police force.
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Mayor
of Rajshahi City Corporation Mizanur Rahman
Minu MP with the debaters and the other guests
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In
the afternoon, Mass Communication Department of RU and
Group of Liberal Debaters (GOLD) faced the final round
of the parliamentary debate competition there. Mass
Communication Department debating team became champion
defeating GOLD through a hard contest. Mahfuzur Rahman
Mishu of the winning team became the best speaker in the
final. Mayor of Rajshahi City Corporation Mizanur Rahman
Minu MP as chief guest handed over the prizes and
certificates to the winners in an auspicious function.
Pro- Vice Chancellor of RU Prof Dr Mamnunul Keramat,
Director of Teachers and Students Culture Centre (TSCC)
of RU Prof Dr Abdur Rahman Siddiquee, Editor of the
daily Natun Provat Sarder Abdur Rahman and renowned
journalist Mohammad Zulfiker attended the function as
special guests while Director of CCD Bangladesh G M
Mourtoza was in the chair. Program Coordinator of CCD
Bangladesh A H M Abdul Hai, BASA Organizer A S M Anisur
Rahman Litu and Farzana Hafiz Bubly presented welcome
address in the function.
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Youth
Voice member Rinku (popularly known as NTV
Close Up 1)
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At
the end a warm reception was awarded to the best fifth
singer of the Close-up One and Organiser of Youth Voice
Moshiur Rahman Rinku. Later on Rinku and the members of
Youth Voice including Mamun, Shabab, Shuchi, Soeli,
Monika and Auronna rendered enchanting folk songs.
Campaign Officer of CCD Bangladesh Abdul Muttalib Jewel
co-coordinated the cultural program. Over one thousand
members of BASA and Youth Voice, students of different
higher educational institutions and mass people enjoyed
the function with tune of music and dancing. Thus the
touch of debate festival and folk cultural functions
extended to the mass people of the city crossing the
boundary of the university campus.
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Members
of the Youth Voice are performing
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