International Biennial Conference and Annual General Meeting of Zoological Society was held at Nawab Ali Chowdhury Senate Bhaban of Dhaka University. The University Pro-Vice Chancellor (Education) Professor Dr. Sitesh Chandra presided over the ceremony.
State Minister for Education Begum Shamsun Nahar; Chief Forest Conservator of Bangladesh Forest Department Md. Amir Hossain Chowdhury; Director General of Fisheries Department Syed Md. Alamgir; Jahangirnagar University Pro-Vice Chancellor Professor Dr. Md. Mostafa Feroz; Dhaka University Zoology Department Chairperson Prof. Dr. Shefali Begum; Chairman of Fisheries Department, Prof. Dr. Mohammad Roknuzzaman; President of Bangladesh Zoology Association Professor Dr. Hamida Khanom; General Secretary Prof. Dr. Md. Lokman Hossain; Vice President Dr. Tapan Kumar Dey; President of ACI Agribusiness Dr. FH Ansari and Mukid Majumdar Babu, Chairman of Prakriti and Jeebon Foundation spoke in the opening ceremony.
The key-n-te article was presented by Professor Dr. Syed Abdul Hamid of Dhaka University Institute of Health Economics.
State Minister for Education Begum Shamsun Nahar said that the government is taking and implementing various initiatives under the leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to meet the demand of protein by enriching livestock. As a result of these initiatives, besides meeting the food demand in the country, people’s health has also improved.
Winners of zoology Olympiad held nationwide were awarded in the conference. Fairuz Humayara Itu, a student of zoology department of Dhaka University, became the champion at the graduate level and Nafsi Montainna, a student of zoology department of Rajshahi University, became the runner-up.
