AIUB Institutional Quality Assurance Cell (AIUB-IQAC) and AIUB Women Forum jointly organized a two-day long program hosting BRAC's Gender Justice and Diversity program, “Shomotontro”. The event took place on June 19-20, 2023, at AIUB campus premises. The program was a successful initiative for IQAC-AIUB to fulfil SDG 5 requirement and AIUB Women Forum for addressing the gender related issues and development.
The objective of the event was to start a social awareness campaign on the concept of gender equality among university students. As part of the event few gender experience booths were set up On June 19 and 20, which arranged interactive games, that students enthusiastically participated in. Different booths, such as Photo Booth, Spot the Social Flaw, Make your Own Meme, Audio booth and Standy, presented different social issues in an engaging manner. Game moderators discussed various gender issues with the eager audience.
On June 20, apart from the booths, a seminar style dialogue session was held at AIUB Auditorium from 10AM-2PM. Prof. Dr. Md. Abdur Rahman, Pro-Vice Chancellor, AIUB, inaugurated the session with his welcome speech. AIUB Oratory Club presented two debate sessions as part of this dialogue. The topics for the debate sessions were “Motherhood forces a woman to leave career behind” and “The responsibility of earning only falls on the men, whereas the responsibility of raising a family fall on the women only”. AIUB Oratory Club had a spectacular show of arguments and counter arguments on both the topics. At the end of each debate session, Ms. Nobonita Chowdhury, Director, Gender Justice and Diversity programme, BRAC, had highly interactive dialogue sessions with the audience, which consisted of AIUB university students. She depicted the concept of Shomotontro, with vivid examples of her own experiences and also listened to the experiences of the students. Ms. Nobonita Chowdhury called on several students on stage and showcased their various discrimination experiences. She sensitized the university students on the manifestations of patriarchy and motivated them to contribute as change agents for gender equality. Ms. Nobonita Chowdhury stirred the engaging youth to contribute meaningfully towards achieving gender equity in the long run. Dr. Mohammad Zahidul Islam Khan, Registrar, AIUB provided a vote of thanks to Ms. Nobonita Chowdhury, for her effort in bringing in equality in gender diaspora. Dignitaries from AIUB, Dr. Nisar Ahmed, Treasurer, Mr. Mashiour Rahman, Dean-in-charge, Faculty of Science and Technology, Dr. Mohammad Faridul Alam, Director, Graduate Program (MBA), Dr. Rezbin Nahar, Director, Undergraduate Program (BBA) and other faculty members graced the event with their kind presences. Mr. Tanvir Islam, Ms. Nurunnahar, Ms. Zarfisha Alam, Ms. Kazi Fariha Muntaha from BRAC also attended the two-day event. Ms. Nazia Farhana, Assistant Professor, Management Information System, coordinated the event. Office of Student Affairs and Administrative stuffs of AIUB, extended their immaculate support for making the program a success.
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