BULLETIN BOARD

Annual Scholarship Awarding Programme at EU 

The Annual Scholarship Awarding Programme, organised by Eastern University (EU) was held on November 15, 2015 at the EU Seminar Hall. Members of the BOT of EU sponsored the funds for meritorious students of the university. A total of 29 students were awarded scholarships for their excellence in academic performances in 2014. Till date, the university has disbursed Tk. 30 crore in scholarships and financial aid to students. 

Prof. Dr. Abdul Hannan Chowdhury, Pro-VC of EU delivered the welcome speech. The programme was presided over by the VC of EU, Prof. Dr. Abdur Rab. Chairman of the BOT, Abul Khair Chowdhury was present as the chief guest while Mohammed Ali Azzam was among other members present at the programme. Treasurer, Registrar, Deans, scholarship recipients and their guardians, teachers and officials of EU were present at the ceremony. The programme ended with vote of thanks by Dewan Amana Sultana, Controller of Examinations of EU.

"HR HULK" at UIU

"HR HULK - in search of a smashing HR Manager" - an inter-university HR competition was held at UIU. The event was organised by the HR Forum, a wing of UIU Career Counseling Center. 

The competition involved a HR Competition along with two panel discussions – "HR Profession in 21st century: Opportunities and Challenges" and "Skills and Competencies for HR profession in 21st Century". Prominent HR personalities from different successful organisations were present at the panel discussion.  With four rounds of different levels, the competition involved 48 teams of 3 members each, with a total of 144 contestants from 13 different universities across the country.

Tausif Ahmed, a student of IBA won the challenge and was awarded Tk. 25000 as prize money. General Md. Abdul Mubeen, NDC, psc (Retd.), Chairman, UPGD, was present as the chief guest of the inauguration ceremony presided by Prof. Dr. M. Rezwan Khan, VC, UIU. Ananta Jalil, Chairman, AJI Group and actor was present as the chief guest of the closing ceremony where Afiea Nusrat Borsha, Managing Director, Monsoon Films, Aftab Mahmud Khurshid (Group CMO) were also present for the prize giving and closing ceremony. The Daily Star was the strategic partner of the event.

#JoinTheJourney campus engagement at NSU

SHUVASHISH ROY

On cloudless nights, we look at the sky and join stars with our imagination to form whatever we want to see. Similarly, have you ever thought of connecting seemingly meaningless dots to generate profound words? Students of North South University were recently asked to fill out dots and decipher a special message. The message that appeared on the board said, "Join the Journey". 

The Daily Star is inviting the youth of Bangladesh to join its journey of accomplishments, because success is never a destination but a journey.  #JoinTheJourney campus engagement is an initiative of The Daily Star to inspire future leaders. The Daily Star was also the youth engagement partner of NSU's 'Meet Corporate Icons 2015' organised by NSU YES held on the same day (November 2). 

A special circulation offer was provided to NSU students as well at this programme. Through their active participation, students of NSU made the event a successful one. The Daily Star will move to other educational institutions as well with its exciting circulation offers and engagement events very soon.

Shuvashish Roy works in the Brand, Communication and Event team of The Daily Star and can be reached at roy.tds@outlook.com

Prof. M. R. Kabir re-appointed as UAP Pro VC

Prof. M. R. Kabir has been re-appointed as Pro Vice Chancellor of the University of Asia Pacific (UAP) for a four year term. 

Prof. Kabir has been serving the University of Asia Pacific as Pro-VC since September 15, 2003. He also served the Department of Civil Engineering of UAP as Head for twelve years. 

Dr. Kabir has a distinguished academic and professional background spanning over thirty five years. Before joining UAP, he held various positions like faculty member of BUET, visiting faculty member at the University of Alberta, The University of Texas at Austin and The Technical University of Delft. He has also worked as a guest faculty in several public and private universities of Bangladesh. 

SEUAPC organises photography exhibition 

Concluding ceremony of three-day long SEU Photography Exhibition 2015 organised by Southeast University Art and Photography Club (SEUAPC) was held on November 16, 2015 at the Seminar Hall of SEU Banani Office. VC of SEU Prof. Anwar Hossain was present at the programme as chief guest, while Pro-VC Prof. Dr. Md. Humayun Kabir Chowdhury was present as special guest. Renowned photographer and movie maker Khalid Mahmood Mithu was present as guest of honour, while Dean, School of Business Studies and Chief Adviser of SEUAPC Prof. Dr. Golam Ahmed Faruqui chaired the programme. Chairman, Department of Architecture and Adviser of SEUAPC, Prof. Meer Mobashsher Ali delivered the welcome address.

Awards were distributed among top five participants - Ashick Akonjee of CSE 33rd Batch, Ananta Debnath of Textile Engineering 21st Batch, M. M. Tanveer Ahmed of Economics 23rd Batch, Asma Sultana Mishu of Architecture 7th Batch and Md. Nazrul Islam of Textile Engineering 22nd Batch. 

Among others, Registrar Maj. Gen. Kazi Fakhruddin Ahmed, psc (Retd.), Chief Coordinator of BOT, SEU Trust Wing Cdr. Syed Ahmed Kabir, fawc, psc (Retd.), Deans of different schools, chairs of different departments, faculty members and students of SEU were present on this occasion. 

German Deputy Head of Mission visits EDU
East Delta University (EDU) was honoured to host the Deputy Head of Mission Dr. Ferdinand von Weyhe, from the German Embassy in Bangladesh. The short visit in Chittagong took place on November 4, 2015 at their Probartak Building. The Registrar, Manzuma Murshed and Lecturer Sharul Islam, offered the guest a warm welcome. The visit was primarily focused on expanding further cooperation with Bangladesh. Dr. Ferdinand von Weyhe applauded Bangladesh's projected growth in the next ten years, particularly in the information technology sector. Viable and attractive higher education opportunities were also presented to students. East Delta University will continue to embrace further cooperation and develop a rigorous academic setting to prepare its students' impact in this fast developing country.

DIU holds orientation for Fall 2015
The orientation programme for the newly enrolled undergraduate students of Fall 2015 semester of Daffodil International University was held on November 14, 2015 at DIU campus. Md. Sabur Khan, Chairman, BOT, DIU was present as the chief guest at the orientation programme. VC of the university Prof. Dr. Yousuf M Islam presided over the programme. The event was also addressed by Prof. Dr. Md. Golam Rahaman, Pro-VC; Hamidul Haque Khan, Treasurer; Prof. Dr. S.M. Mahbub Ul Haque Majumder, Dean, Faculty of Science and Information Technology; Prof. Rafiqul Islam, Dean, Faculty of Business and Economics; Prof. Dr. M. Shamsul Alam, Dean, Faculty of Engineering; Prof. Dr. Ahmed Ismail Mustafa, Dean, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences; Prof. Dr. Golam Maowla Chowdhury, Controller of Examinations; Emeritus Prof. Dr. Aminul Islam; Emeritus Prof. Dr. M. Lutfar Rahman and Prof. Dr. Engr. A.K.M. Fazlul Hoque, Registrar.

The day-long programme included Bus Rally, Project Exhibition, departmental display, games and sports, fun events and raffle draw, tree plantation, picnic and a gala cultural programme.