IUB becomes national inter-varsity debate tournament champion

Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) became the champion in National Inter-University Debate Tournament 2017 organised by Chittagong University Debating Society (CUDS). On the way to clinch the title, IUB defeated renowned institutions including the defending champion Chittagong University and two other top tier teams from the Institute of Business Administration (IBA) and Dhaka University. The tournament was held in British Parliamentary format during the last week of September 2017.
There were 28 participating teams, among which, there were a healthy representation of universities from Dhaka, Chittagong, Khulna and Rajshahi. Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) was crowned the grand champion after an intensely fought finale. The victorious team was made up of Tahsin Islam, one of the best speakers in the country and a student of the School of Business and Md. Abdullah Al Faruque Ratul, a passionate debater from the School of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences. Tahsin Islam was given the best speaker award of the final.
The prize giving ceremony had the esteemed presence of renowned debaters and illustrious faculty members of various universities. The chief adjudicators of the tournament were Fardeen Ameen, current chair of Bangladesh Debating Council, Tamzid Azad, founder of Performance Enhancing Debates, Adel Mostaque Ahmed, an internationally famous judge from IBA-DU and Boddrudoza Jewel, a debating legend of CUDS, says a press release.