United Nations Day observed at Independent University, Bangladesh

The Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) has organised day-long events to celebrate the United Nations Day.

The Global Studies and Governance Program of the university organised the events on the IUB campus in Bashundhara, Dhaka, on Wednesday.

To mark the day, through research-based panel discussions, 15 papers were presented under four different panels, the university said in a media release. 

In the first panel, papers were presented by Barrister Amir-ul Islam,  Prof Sadeka Halim, Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences, Dhaka University, Nazbul H Khan, Country Representative, Winrock International, Dhaka and Rakesh Katal, Chief of Party, Nobo Jatra.

Adrian Pereira, Executive Director, North South Initiative, Malaysia spoke on building cross-border solidarity for safe labour migration through video conference.

Five papers were presented during the second session under the topic ‘Climate change, Static Humans, Rising Costs’. 

The session was chaired by Imtiaz A Hussain, Head of Global Studies and Governance Program, IUB.

Papers were presented by Md Sorowar Hosain, Head of Department of Environmental Management, IUB; Nadiruzzaman, Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental Management, IUB; Md Shamshuddoha, Executive Director, Centre for Policy, Research and Development (CPRD); Nusrat Shabnam Khan, Department of Environmental Management, IUB and Hasnain Sabih Nayak, Independent Consultant.

Another three papers were presented on the third panel by Lailufer Yasmin, Professor, International Relations, Dhaka University; Md Abdul Awal Khan, Associate Professor, Department of Law, IUB; Nabila Tahsin Farah, Lecturer, Department of Law, IUB and  Ziaur Rahman, Founder, Citizens Open Forum.

Abul Hasan Chowdhury, former state minister for foreign affairs; Afsan Chowdhury, Professor, Department of English and Humanities, BRAC University, Rashed Uz Zaman, Professor, International Relations, Dhaka University and Mosammat Shahanara Monica, Director, United Nations Wing, Ministry of Foreign Affairs were the speakers of the last panel under the topic ‘Globalisation at Bay?’

This session was chaired by Md Aminul Karim, Dean, School of Business, IUB.

The day-long celebrations were followed by a cultural programme.