Tangail: A seminar titled “Ethics in the Language of Protest: Maulana Bhashani and Contemporary Bangladesh” was held today at Maulana Bhashani Science and Technology University (MBSTU) in Tangail. The event marked the 49th death anniversary of Maulana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani, a veteran mass leader, and took place in the conference room of the university’s academic building.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, Professor Dr. Mohammad Tanzimuddin Khan, an honorary member of the Bangladesh University Grants Commission, attended the seminar as the chief guest. The event also featured Nasir Ali Mamun, a renowned photographer, writer, Ekushey Padak recipient, and founder of Photogeum, as the special guest.
The keynote paper, authored by Maulana Bhashani researcher Syed Irfanul Bari, was presented on his behalf by his daughter Syeda Ustuana Hannana. Professor Dr. Md. Fazlul Karim, who served as the convener of the seminar sub-committee, delivered the welcome speech. The seminar was presided over by the university’s Vice-Chancellor Professor Dr. Md. Anwarul Azim Akhand.
Speakers at the seminar included Professor Dr. Md. Abu Zubair, Dean of the Faculty of Life Sciences, and Professor Dr. Md. Nazmus Sadekin, Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences. The event was attended by teachers, students, officers, and staff from various departments of the university, who reflected on Maulana Bhashani’s lifelong struggle for justice and the relevance of his philosophy in contemporary Bangladesh.