The Office of External Affairs (OEA) in collaboration with the Office of the Students Affairs (OSA) of North South University (NSU) and BRAC jointly organized an event titled ‘Shomotontro: Debate and Dialogue’ Session on ‘Gender Equality’ for the students, a press release said Tuesday.
The event, held at the Main Auditorium of NSU, aimed to establish everyone’s equal opportunities, rights and a world without discrimination.
The Chief Guest, Professor Atiqul Islam, VC of NSU, emphasizing the significance of equality. He remarked, “Equality is not uniformity, it is equal opportunity. We have to work on our equal rights and equal opportunity. In our society, boys are seen as property and girls as responsibility. We have to change our concepts about these terms.”
Nobonita Chowdhury, Director of Gender Justice and Diversity Programme at BRAC, conducted an interactive session with the students, exploring into the core principles of equal opportunities, rights, and the pursuit of a world devoid of discrimination.
The event was also featured a welcome address by Professor Dr. M Ismail Hossain from the Department of Economics at NSU. Then a debate ensued by NSU Debating Club, under the theme “Men are more skilled than women in the workplace”, moderated by Asif Bin Ali, Faculty of Media, Communication and Journalism Program.
Professor Dr. Gour Gobinda Goswami, Director of Student Affairs at NSU, offered the vote of thanks.
