NSU hosts Undergraduate Law Symposium Summer 2024
Department of Law, North South University (NSU), organised the NSU Undergraduate Law Symposium Summer 2024 on 28 November.
This symposium, hosted annually since 2021, celebrates the academic contributions of young legal minds from various universities.
This year's edition of the symposium received a record number of submissions, with almost 70 students from about 30 universities participating. Of these, 13 papers were shortlisted for presentation.
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The panel of judges for the event included Dr Liton Chandra Biswas, Assistant Professor, Department of Law, Independent University, Bangladesh; Ms Nadia Rahaman, Senior Lecturer, Department of Law, East West University; and Mr Md Johir Uddin Shohag, Director, Bangladesh Institute of Research and Education.
Ms Mobasshira Tabassum Rahi, a student of North South University, was crowned champion of the symposium. Ms Durdana Chowdhury from the University of Dhaka and Ms Upama Sharma from the University of Chittagong were awarded 1st runner-up and 2nd runner-up, respectively.
The Vice Chancellor of NSU, Professor Abdul Hannan, attended the prize-giving ceremony as the Chief Guest, along with Professor Rizwanul Islam, Dean, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, NSU, and Dr Ishtiaque Ahmed, Chair, Department of Law, NSU.
During the ceremony, Professor Hannan highlighted the pressing need for skilled lawyers in Bangladesh to ensure dynamic growth in the legal sector. He emphasised how such symposiums contribute to developing well-researched and competent future lawyers.
