On the 19th of February 2022, the AIUB Oratory Club (AOC) participated in the ATN Bangla Debate for Democracy Final at the Bangladesh Film Development Corporation (BFDC), Dhaka. Defeating 4 teams, AOC emerged as the Champion in the rigorous competition. The opposition team in the final round was from Stamford University. AOC was assigned to debate in favor of the government for the motion. The debate program was moderated by Mr. Hasan Ahmed Chowdhury Kiron, the Chairman, Debate for Democracy as the speaker for the program, and Dr. Debapriya Bhattacharya, Founder Executive Director of Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) graced the occasion as the chief guest.
The topic of the debate was, “আর্থিক খাতের শৃঙ্খলা রক্ষায় সরকারের সদ্বিচ্ছার ঘাটতি নেই।” The participating debaters from AOC were, Tasaddicul Naim, Tuhalika Saha, Sumaiya Binte Zilani Chowa, and Ahasun Ullah Riaz from the Faculty of Science & Technology, along with Ishtiaque Ahmed Badhon from the Faculty of Business Administration.
Such mock-parliament sessions are some of the most updated versions of modern parliamentary debate that encourages and enables young talented debaters to enhance their oratory skills. This is one of AOC’s biggest achievements till date as their second win in a national television debate tournament, bringing great pride to the club and the university
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