The Center for Peace Studies (CPS) of the South Asian Institute of Policy and Governance (SIPG) in North South University (NSU) celebrated its second anniversary on Monday.
The first part of the celebration was held in person at the Syndicate Hall of the university premises.
The anniversary celebration started with an inaugural speech by Dr Abdul Wohab, coordinator of CPS and assistant professor of the department of PSS of the university.
In the second phase, a talk on “Reclaiming Peace in the Current World Order” was delivered virtually at the event by Dr Kevin Barrett, an American scholar and a renowned critic of the book- ‘War on Terror’.
NSU Pro Vice-Chancellor Professor M Ismail Hossain attended the event as the chief guest.
Later, an award-giving ceremony of the SIPG-CPS Photography Contest 2022 was held.
Three best photographs in the category of peace, education and climate action were selected for the award.
Among the judges, Sam Jahan, an award-winning Journalist of Agence France-Presse (AFP) was present at the program.
Professor Sk Tawfique M Haque, director of SIPG and CPS and chairman of the Department of PSS presided over this event as the chair.
The celebration ended with a peace song performed by the students.
Academics, researchers, staff, journalists, and NSU students were present at the celebration.
CPS is a platform for academics, researchers, and practitioners from various academic backgrounds to collaborate in the academic study of peace building and the promotion of a resilient society through evidence-based and empirical research with a focus on long-term and inclusive solutions to contemporary humanitarian crises.