Inter-varsity debate competition held at BUP

The final round and prize giving ceremony of inter-university debate competition organised by Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP) Literature and Debating Club was held on Sunday evening at Bijoy Auditorium in Mirpur Cantonment, Dhaka. Some 72 teams from 32 universities took part in the competition which was divided into two segments--Asian Traditional Parliamentary Debate and British Parliamentary Debate, said a press release of Inter Service Public Relations Directorate. In the Asian Traditional Parliamentary Debate, one team from 32 universities each participated while the British Parliamentary Debate saw 40 teams from 18 universities contesting. Jahangirnagar University won the championship in both segments, while Daffodil University and Dhaka University became the runners up in Asian Traditional Parliamentary Debate and British Parliamentary Debate segments respectively. BUP Vice-Chancellor Maj Gen Md Salahuddin Miaji was present in the programme as the session chair while the sponsor company Index Group’s chairman and managing director Zakia Tazin attended there as special guest, who distributed prizes among the winners.