A delegation of University Grants Commission (UGC) from Bangladesh clinched the 'Best Performance Award' in the 11th South Asian Universities Festival (SAUFEST)-2018 held on March 2-6 in India.
UGC Joint Secretary Dr Md Fakhrul Islam led the 32-member delegation in the festival held at Ganpat University of Gujarat.
UGC Deputy Secretary Md Shahin Siraj, UGC Senior Assistant Secretary Mauli Azad, and UGC Assistant Secretary Md Mamun participated in the festival as team managers.
The UGC Joint Secretary delivered a speech in the award giving ceremony of the festival as guest of honour on behalf of the participating countries.
A total of 26 students from eight different universities of Bangladesh took part in the SAUFEST festival.
The Bangladeshi students participated in a number of events including light vocal, solo song, group song, classical dance, elocution, poster making, photography, debate and clay modelling.
About 650 students from eight countries participated in the festival, reports BSS.
The festival is annually arranged for establishing mutual cooperation and exchanging ideas among the students of the universities of South Asian countries.
