On Monday, December 5, 2022, the Department of Law of American International University-Bangladesh (AIUB) organized the 1st Intradepartmental Poster Competition on Human Rights, Peacebuilding and Sustaining Peace in the Amphitheater of AIUB campus. A total number of 23 teams participated in this year's competition comprising of 5-6 student members. Prof. Dr. Taslima Monsoor provided the program's leadership, while the other faculty members advised the teams with legal and technical knowledge. The entire event was coordinated by Mr. Md. Khalid Rahman, while Mr. Riasat Azmi was the anchor of the "Closing Ceremony". The law students volunteered to make this event a successful one.
Initially students formed groups and submitted their poster ideas based on the event theme. Later, a short-listed number of students were selected to submit their posters for the final exhibition. The posters were displayed in the amphitheater from 10 am to 2 pm on the competition day. The first runner-up, second runner-up, and winner posters were chosen by the judges based on a set of criteria.
Prof. Dr. Nakib Mohammad Nasrullah, professor of law at the University of Dhaka was present as the ‘Chief Guest’ of the closing ceremony. Dr. Nakib highlighted the significance and intensity of extracurricular activities in addition to regular studies in his speech. Dr. Nakib also anticipated that more universities should host such events. The event also featured Prof. Dr. Tazul Islam, Dean of Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS), who inspired the students with a brief but heartfelt remark as the special guest of the ceremony. The welcoming address by Prof. Dr. Taslima Monsoor focused on the significance of the poster competition. Later, the honorable guests gave away crests to the winning teams.
Finally, at the end of the event, Dr. ABM Rahmatullah, Associate Dean, FASS delivered ‘Vote of Thanks’ to the invited guests, faculties, and students. In his speech, he thanked the ‘Chief Guest’ for taking the time to visit the university. Dr. Rahmatullah acknowledged the contribution of everyone for making the event successful and expressed his desire for continuing such events in future.
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