GEB 10 years celebration

The glorious 10 years of the department of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology was marked with a grand celebration on January 2011. Established in 2001, the department has come a long way on its journey from its temporary establishment in Science workshop to its own premises in the 6th floor, Science complex building. The two daylong celebrations were inaugurated at Senate building on 24 January, 2011 where the Minister of Agriculture, Begum Matia Chowdhury was present as the Chief Guest and Deputy Minister of Science, Information and Communication technology, Yafes Osman Chowdhury as the Special guest. The inaugural session was presided over by the Chairperson of the department, Dr. Jesmin. The Vice Chancellor of University of Dhaka, Prof Dr. AAMS Arefin Sidduqe, Pro Vice Chancellor Dr. Harun-ur-rashid, Dean of Biological Sciences, Prof Dr. Shahid Akhter Hussain, Professor M. Anwar Hossain and Professor Haseena Khan from the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and many other distinguished guests were also present on the occasion. The festivities included a scientific session held at senate building, a colorful rally, students outreach programme, poster and multimedia presentation at department premises and finally a wonderful cultural programme at the TSC auditorium. Through this celebration, GEB department discussed both its achievements in the last 10 years and targets its goals to materialize in future.