The Department of English organized a day-ling event under the banner of English in Action 2015 involving students of A-Level schools/ Colleges in Dhaka. The events in the fest include contest in five different categories: Debate, Impromptu Speech, Spelling Contest, Poster Presentation and Expository Writing from Prompts. The grand finale of the events was held on 10 December, 2015 at Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Building, AIUB. The event was inaugurated by M. Hamidul Haque, the Head of the Department of English and after the vibrant contests the prizes were distributed to the winners by Professor Dr. Tazul Islam, the Dean of Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. The following five Colleges/ Schools participated in the event:
- Viqarunnisa Noon School & College
- Maple Leaf International School
- South Point School and College
- Notre Dame College
- Turkish Hope International School
List of the winners in different categories
1.Expository Writing from Prompt:
Champion: Nabila Binte Hasan (South Point School and College)
Runners-up: Labiba Pauline (Viqarunnisa Noon School & College)
2.Debate:
Champion: Maple Leaf International School Team
Ishraque Zarin
Syeda Sarah Sharmin
Runners-up: Viqarunnisa Noon School & College Team
Sifat Tasfia
Momotaz Rahman
3.Poster Presentation:
Champion: Lumdila Khan (Viqarunnisa Noon School & College)
4.Spelling:
Champion: Nabila Binte Hasan (South Point School and College)
Runners-up: Oishee Mujtaba (Viqarunnisa Noon School & College)
5.Impromptu Speech:
Champion: Nishat Tasnim (Viqarunnisa Noon School & College)
Runners-up: Tahrima Binte Tarique (Viqarunnisa Noon School & College)
The Department of English expresses heartfelt thanks to AIUB management, especially to the Office of Student Affairs for their all out support to make this event successful.