Dhaka: To commemorate the historical achievement of Bangladesh being eligible to graduate from Least Developed Countries (LDCs), Notre Dame University Bangladesh (NDUB) arranged a rally and seminar entitled 'Enormous Success in Education' on March 22, 2018.

The rally cheered the faculties, students and staffs of the university. Later on, a discussion was held where Fr Adam S Pereira, CSC, Registrar of NDUB presided over the programme.

The speakers of the session were NDUB’s Director of Development Fr Frank Quinlivan, CSC, Professor Parimal Chandra Datta, Professor Azizur Rahman, Assistant Professor Dilip Kumar Sarker, and Associate Professor Saiful Islam, said a press release on Sunday.

The discussion seminar was conducted by Ahmed Tahsin Shams, Lecturer Department of English, who set sail the seminar reciting Rabindranath Tagore's verses from 'Where the Mind is Without Fear':

‘Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high Where knowledge is free ... Where the mind is led forward by thee Into ever-widening thought and action Into that heaven of freedom, my Father, let my country awake.’

Registrar Fr Adam, in his welcome speech, said, ‘Bangladesh is speedily going ahead from its status of being a ‘least developed’ country. I believe that we will very soon achieve the status of a developed country too. By fulfilling these three criterion---income per head, human resource statistics and economic risk statistics---Bangladesh has achieved the eligibility to graduate from LDCs.’

NDUB’s Director of Development Fr Frank Quinlivan, CSC said, ‘It has been 38 years since I had left America and came to Bangladesh. When I first came to Bangladesh, then it wasn’t so developed. I have seen her people suffer from hunger. I have also seen the face of poverty, the undeveloped transportation and also undeveloped technological aspects of Bangladesh. But that situation has changed. Bangladesh has achieved a new identity in the world and it is a matter of great respect and pride. I am a witness   of Bangladesh’s development.’

Later on, Professor Parimal Chandra Datta gave a speech pointing out the various scenarios of development of Bangladesh. Later, Professor Azizur Rahman, Assistant Professor Dilip Kumar Sarkar and Associate Professor  Saiful Islam shared their thoughts to the students and other faculties about the future prospect and present economic and academic success of the country.

The Registrar, administrative staff, faculty members and students along with a number of guardians took part in the rally.

The session was concluded by a chorus participation of students with Lecturer Ahmed Tahsin Shams' recitation of Syed Shamsul Haq's 'Tomake Obhibadon Bangladesh'.   A vote of thanks to Registrar Fr Adam was given for organizing the whole event, as well as to all faculties, staffs and students.