In the last three days in Chittagong (November 19, 20 and 21) on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, the Science Museum organized a Robot Olympiad, a mobile science exhibition and a planets and stars observation in festive mood.
On the first day (Friday) of the program, two powerful telescopes of Science Museum were installed on the roof of Chittagong Grammar School and Space Observatory bus was brought. Here more than 200 students and teachers observe the recent lunar eclipse and the planets and stars in the sky. On the second day (Saturday) Robotics Olympiad and seminar was held at Presidency International School, a renowned institution in Chittagong. More than 300 students, contestants and young scientists from different educational institutions participated in the competition. CUET Professor Dr. Kaushik Dev presented the paper at the seminar. Director General of the National Museum of Science and Technology Mohammad Munir Chowdhury gave an inspirational speech for the students.
On this evening, a space observation camp was organized for 200 students of Chittagong Balika Sadan orphanage located at Lalkhan hill in Chittagong. They observed the planets Saturn, Venus and Jupiter billions of miles away from here. Orphaned children who have never seen a telescope are moved by the cosmic scene in the open sky. The next day (Sunday) a mobile 4D science exhibition was organized for the students of Presidency International School located at Katalganj Campus in the port city. Hundreds of students explored the unknown mysteries of science here. On the same day, Director General of National Museum of Science and Technology Mohammad Munir Chowdhury held a meeting with the principals and teachers of Chittagong Government Women’s College on the crisis and potential of science education.
He visited 4 science laboratories of the college and gave necessary advice for their development. In the evening, two powerful telescopes of the Science Museum were installed on the grounds of the college. Hundreds of students took part.
They observed Saturn, Venus and Jupiter in the sky. College teachers also took part. Mohammad Munir Chowdhury, Director General of the National Museum of Science and Technology, said, “The days of restricting science to books are over. The Science Museum seeks to create innovative consciousness and creativity in the minds of students. From every innovation, the path of good governance in the environmental, economic and administrative fields of the country has to be brought out.”