SUST observes World Pi Day

The Department of Mathematics of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology observed World Pi Day on Tuesday. The Mathematics Society of the university arranged a rally, quiz competition, debate competition and other activities to celebrate the day. According to Wikipedia, Pi Day is an annual celebration of the mathematical constant π (Pi). The day is observed on March 14 throughout the world. The earliest known large-scale celebration of the day was organised in 1988 at San Francisco. On March 12, 2009, the US House of Representatives passed a non-binding resolution recognising the day as National Pi day.  Later, Google presented a doodle celebrating the day in 2010. The day was observed for the first time in Bangladesh in 2006. Prof Rashed Talukdar of SUST said: “We observe the day to create interest in mathematics among young students.”