Turkish Hope awards 124 winners
International Turkish Hope School yesterday awarded 124 winners of the Sixth Inter-School Bangla Olympiad 2017, one of the biggest cultural competitions among English medium schools.
Cultural Affairs Minister Asaduzzaman Noor handed over the awards, including certificates, medals and cash, on the school's Uttara main campus in Dhaka.
Earlier on February 11, a total of 1,414 students from 58 English medium schools of Dhaka and Chittagong participated in the competition under six categories, including poem recitation, essay writing, drawing, music, dance and public speaking.
The Daily Star was the youth engagement partner of the Olympiad which had been being organised by Turkish Hope School every year since 2012.
Speaking as chief guest, the minister urged all parents of the country to grow up their kids teaching Bangla language and culture so that they can build a good society.
“Every student in the country must practice our own culture and mother language, otherwise their role will be questioned,” said Dhaka University Professor Syed Manzoorul Islam, also one of the advisers of the Olympiad.
State Minister for Power and Energy Nasrul Hamid, State Minister for Post and Telecommunications Tarana Halim, DU Professor Sadeka Halim, the school Principal Yavuz Koca and its Chairman Bedrettin Suata also spoke.
Media personalities including Rokeya Prachi, Jewel Aich, SI Tutul, Tareen Jahan, Saberi Alam, Anjam Masud, Shimul Mustapha and Mehbooba Mahnoor Chandni were also present.
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