DIU Organized Green Freedom Cleaning Festival 2016

Cleaning Festival 2016 at DIU

To create awareness on environment issues and to engage young groups in developmental work and to ensure safety of our environment, Daffodil International University (DIU) and Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom (FNF) of Germany jointly organized 'Green Freedom Cleaning Festival 2016' on October 14, 2016 at Rabindra Sorobor of Dhanmondi Lake in the capital.

Country's renowned Journalist, columnist and researcher Syed Abul Maksud inaugurated the festival as the chief guest. Mr. Sukumar Biswas, Director, Directorate of Environment, Dr. Md. Zahurul Islam, Director, Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute, Mr. Anis Alamgir, Head of News, Asian Television, Mr. Hasibur Rahman, Executive Director, MRDI were present as the special guests.

Professor AMM Hamidur Rahman, Dean, Faculty of Humanities and Social Science of DIU presided over the program. Conducted by Mr. Syed Mizanur Rahman, Director (Student Affair's), the function was also addressed by Dr. ABM Kamal Pasha, Head, Department of Environmental Science and Disaster Management of DIU.

The main objective of this festival is to create public awareness about environment and inspiring young generation to be involved in environmental development activities. 12 student groups comprising with maximum five members of different public and private universities and colleges took part in the festival.

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Account Benefit'Radiant' group from Notre Dame University became champion in the festival while 'Clean Fighter' of Daffodil International University became 1st Runner Up and 'Griling Developers' of Dhaka University became 2nd Runner Up.

At the closing session Professor AMM Hamidur Rahman, Dean, Faculty of Humanities and Social Science of DIU conducted the oath taking part of the ceremony where the students Swire upon to give their best effort to restore their environment and keep the environment green and clean.

Later Professor AMM Hamidur Rahman distributed prizes among the winners. Under the cleaning festival, participants have to clean the areas of Dhanmondi Lake from Rabindra Sorobor to 15 no. Zigatola, through dividing the total area into 12 zones.
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