DU wins National Moot Court Competition, CU becomes runner-up

The 4th Professor Dr Khbir Uddin Ahmed National Moot Court Competition 2026 was held at the University of Chittagong (CU), bringing together law students from universities across the country. Dhaka University (DU) emerged as champions, while Chittagong University (CU) finished as runners-up. 

The event was supported by The Business Standard (TBS) as media partner.

The two-day competition was held on 5–6 June at the Faculty of Law, University of Chittagong. This year's theme was "International Humanitarian Law".

A moot court is an academic competition for law students in which participants present legal arguments before judges in simulated or case-based scenarios. It helps develop courtroom advocacy skills, legal research abilities and oral presentation skills.

The DU team comprised Jannatul Mawah Suchi, Zayed Ekram and Nafisa Tabassum, while the CU team included Mashrura Haque Wafa, Mumtahina Imroz and Sakib Hossain.

Zayed Ekram, a member of the champion team, said, "We prepared for about a month. The last two days were very challenging and tiring. We were very excited. We became champions. It feels really good."

A total of 63 teams from 42 universities across the country submitted memorials for the national-level legal competition. Following screening, 16 teams were selected for the main rounds. The competition was conducted in five stages: preliminary rounds, quarter-finals, semi-finals, and the final.

The chief guest at the event was Justice Syed Mohammad Tazrul Hossain of the High Court Division of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh. Justice Rezaul Karim attended as a special guest.

Justice Syed Mohammad Tazrul Hossain said, "The legal profession holds a highly prestigious and unique position. The court acts as the guardian of justice. Constitutionalism, the rule of law and the effectiveness of the justice system largely depend on those who serve the system — judges, lawyers and academic figures involved in legal education."

Among other distinguished guests were Professor Dr Md Kamal Uddin, vice-chancellor (administration) of the University of Chittagong; Additional Attorney General for Bangladesh Arshadur Rouf; and Professor Dr Md Zafar Ullah Talukder, dean of the Faculty of Law, University of Chittagong.

Professor Dr Md Kamal Uddin said, "One of the major experiences of my life was sitting on the adjudicator panel and watching a moot court competition firsthand. I congratulate the moot participants. An international criminal case was conducted here today, and when the prosecution and defence presented their arguments, I could not distinguish who would win. It was remarkable how they were able to think and respond instantly. I salute the judges and advocates. A very complex case was conducted here involving extraterritorial elements and a different nature of crime. International humanitarian law was analysed in a different way."

He further added that regardless of which team won, both teams deserved congratulations.