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Daily Star-Mutual Trust Bank Debate Contest Kicks off

Call to promote use of logic among students

Staff Correspondent, ctg
The Daily Star-Mutual Trust Bank Debate Competition 2010 kicked off in Chittagong yesterday with a call to promote the use of logic among the future nation builders to build an enlightened society.
Eighteen leading schools in the port city are taking part in the parliamentary-style debate organised by Drishty, Chittagong under the auspices of The Daily Star and Mutual Trust Bank.
Shahnoor Wahid, editor of the Star Campus, inaugurated the 18th interschool debate competition at Chittagong Shilpakala Academy auditorium.
Senior Vice President of Mutual Trust Bank Md Nazrul Islam, Regional Sales Manager of Nestle Bangladesh Limited Md Shahadat Hossain and Principal of Sunshine Grammar School Safia Gazi Rahman attended the inaugural ceremony as the guests while Drishty President Masud Bakul presided.
The speakers said the practice of using logic in debate competition would help students distinguish right from wrong and take proper decision.
They also said every good work or venture based on logic is sure to become a success and benefit the people.
The practice of reasoning can help develop proper leadership and build a logic-based and enlightened society, leading to advancement of the nation, they added.
Drishty General Secretary Saif Chowdhury and Joint Secretary Adnan Mannan gave the address of welcome and vote of thanks respectively.
Later, eight debate sessions of the first round of the competition were held. The winners are Chittagong Collegiate School, Chittagong Govt High School, Silver Bells Girls' High School, BAWA (Bangladesh Women Association) School, Ideal School, Ispahani Public School, Chittagong Govt Girls' High School and
Bakolia Govt Laboratory School.
The quarter-finals of the school level debate will be held today.
As part of the competition, the first round of the 10th inter-college debate contest will be held today while the 7th inter-university national debate will begin tomorrow.
The participating colleges include Chittagong Govt College, Govt Mohsin College, BAF Shaheen College, Zarina Mafzal College, University College, Agrabad Women's College, Govt Commerce College, Cantonment Public College and City Commerce College.
And the universities are Dhaka University, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (Buet), North South University, Stamford University, Jahangir Nagar University, Chittagong University, International Islamic University Premier University, University of Science andTechnology and Chittagong University of Engineering andTechnology.