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All Asian Inter-varsity Debating Contest

Nat'l Law School of India becomes champion

Staff Correspondent
National Law School (NLS)-Bl team of Bangalore, India, emerged as the champion while NLS-B3 team became the runner-up at the 15th All Asian Inter-Varsity Debating Championship 2008 that ended in the capital yesterday.
Rahul Talwar of Symbiosis Law College of Pune won the best public speaker award.
Education and Commerce Adviser Hossain Zillur Rahman gave away crests to the winners at the closing ceremony of the week-long debating event, organised by North South University, at Bangladesh-China Friendship Conference Centre.
Some 450 students from 38 institutions of 12 Asian countries took part in the Debating Championship 2008, the largest debate contest in Asia.
Speaking as the chief guest, Hossain Zillur Rahman said debating is a very important component of education, which helps students build their personalities and sharpen ideas.
Education in schools, colleges and varsities does not mean only acquiring tangible j^owled^e on. subjeefs like business, economics’ and trade, but also intangible knowledge that helps individuals to be truly learned and enriched, he added.
Lauding North South University for organising the contest, he said, "This has created opportunities for Bangladeshi students to learn about the rest of Asia and for the students of the rest of Asia about Bangladesh."
North South University Vice Chancellor Dr Hafiz GA Siddiqi said such debates at the regional level could be means to dispel misunderstandings among countries and promote more trade and economic activities.
" Exchange of faculty and cultural exchange and debates can further help reduce tension and promote cooperation, peace and harmony," he said.
North South University Chairman Rehana Rahman and the university's debating club faculty adviser Nusrat Sharmin Huq also
spoke at the closing ceremony.
The debating championship was organised in collaboration with Prime Bank Ltd, Southeast Bank Ltd, NCC Bank Ltd. Brae Bank Ltd, Rahimafrooz, Citibank NA, International Organization for Migration. ACI Ltd, Mojo, Computer Source Ltd. ATN Bangla, The Daily Star, Prothom /Mo, Radio Fooru, Masthead PR, United International University, St Joseph Higher Secondary School and College, Pan Pacific Sonargaon, Biman Bangladesh Airlines and Farzana Shakil .Makeover Salon Ltd.